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Starting a Business in France

by André de Vries

Summary

The word entrepreneur is of French origin, and business conditions there are highly favorable for those with a spirit of enterprise and the will to succeed. Starting a Business in France is an essential new title for all those people who dream of starting or buying and running a business in France but don't know where to begin.

The book explores the possibilities for running businesses such as guesthouses, shops and farms as well as the potential for earning money by using some personal skill or attribute, perhaps by becoming a builder or craftsman. There are some fields in which English-speakers have an edge over the locals, including setting up hotels or campsites catering to English vacationers and businesses catering to expatriate homeowners or running a language school.

Starting a Business in France covers the different types of business structure available and the pros and cons of each. Readers are guided through all the essentials including financing a business with the help of business incentives and grants, bank loans and mortgages, and the procedures for buying or leasing a business. There is also invaluable information on where to go for advice on French laws, planning requirements, and business conditions.

Also included is full advice on how to run a business once it has been bought or set up. Even people who are accustomed to running a business in their own country will find much to learn about the way things are done in France, which has its own forms and different rules of bookkeeping, property and wealth taxes, strict regulations on pensions and insurance, and more. There are also differences with regard to employing staff in terms of finding workers, employment law, and making deductions for social security and tax. All the subjects are covered in detail.