Latest information for small businesses in France


How will you market your business in France in 2009?

How will you market your business in France in 2009?

Your English customers will be spending less in 2009. You will have to target French customers. You are likely to review your marketing spend too. Since then French News has also gone bust, leaving only one national ...

By Val茅rie Aston · 6 Dec 2008


Auto-Entrepreneurs: How to Assess your social charges

Auto-Entrepreneurs: How to Assess your social charges

If you are wondering how much social charges you would pay with the Auto-Entrepreneur scheme, have a look at their social charges simulation tool. Enter your turnover per month or quarter, click on your activity type ...

By Val茅rie Aston · 28 Nov 2008


English help line for URSSAF

English help line for URSSAF

If you have questions about Unions de Recouvrement des Cotisations de S茅curit茅 Sociale et d'Allocations Familiales (URSSAF) you could try their English help line 0821 74 27 27, Monday to Friday 8am to 6.30pm. Please be a ...

By Val茅rie Aston · 25 Nov 2008


How to become an Auto-entrepreneur business in France

How to become an Auto-entrepreneur business in France

The French Government is expecting 100,000 people to register as an auto-entrepreneur by the first semester of 2009. Although the implementation details will not be published before the end of November, this new system ...

By Val茅rie Aston · 24 Nov 2008



How to start a Table d鈥橦么tes business in France

How to start a Table d鈥橦么tes business in France

The first thinsgs to be aware of when starting a table d鈥橦么tes business in France are: A table d鈥檋么tes is strictly reserved to guests staying in your chambre d鈥檋么tes. If your friends have a g卯te nearby, you won鈥檛 be ...

By Val茅rie Aston · 18 Nov 2008



How to register your business in France online

How to register your business in France online

You can register your business online in France, in person or by post. To set up your business online you'll need to have several documents ready beforehand, e.g. passport, proof of qualifications for regulated ...

By Val茅rie Aston · 11 Nov 2008



Is your website talking to you?

Is your website talking to you?

To improve your online results you absolutely must have this kind of information at your fingertips and the best way to get it is by using Google Analytics. It鈥檚 a free service from Google, just ask your website designer ...

By Val茅rie Aston · 19 Oct 2008



Registering a business in France to sell on French markets

Registering a business in France to sell on French markets

How to register as a commer莽ant ambulant. 大奶美女午夜福利 your local pr茅fecture or sous-pr茅fecture and ask for a carte de commer莽ant ambulant. A temporary certificate entitled attestation provisoire, valid for 30 days will be ...

By Val茅rie Aston · 14 Oct 2008


Financial and social help to start your business in France

Financial and social help to start your business in France

Would be entrepreneurs registered with the unemployment agency, can benefit from the EPCRE, EDEN and ACCRE. The Etude Pr茅alable 脿 la Cr茅ation ou Reprise d鈥橢ntreprise (EPCRE) enables you to get free help from a profession ...

By Val茅rie Aston · 8 Oct 2008



How to use ch猫que emploi in France

How to use ch猫que emploi in France

Ch猫que Emploi Service Universel (CESU) provides the employee with health insurance as well as points for their retirement plan. As the employer, you are covered if the employee had an accident at work. If the person you ...

By Val茅rie Aston · 12 Aug 2008