Professional answers and advice on starting and running a small business in France, e.g. auto-entrepreneur SARL, EURL, SAS etc.
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Bonjour, I'm Valérie Aston. I’m French, live in France and work as a senior business counsellor at the national support network for entrepreneurs (BGE) and run this site independently since 2009.
I have expert knowledge and experience in all areas of small businesses in France, e.g. business set up, law, regulations, registration, costs, social charges, tax etc. From auto-entrepreneur, SARL, EURL, SAS etc., I'm able to answer all your questions and advise you on any business issues.
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In January 2019, the Government extended a social charges exoneration ACCRE to all new businesses. It is now backtracking its decision and limiting ACRE for micro-entrepreneurs from 1st Oct 2019. ...
By Valérie Aston · 30 Sep 2019 · 883 views
When registering a business in France, you will have to give a business address, which for most entrepreneurs would be their home address. What happens if you are renting or want to keep your address private? ...
By Valérie Aston · 22 Sep 2019 · 168 views
Many people dream of moving to France and opening a small cafe or adding a café or tea shop to a gite and chambre d'hotes site. There are a few things that you will need to consider to open a café in France ...
By Valérie Aston · 2 Jul 2019 · 1083 views
You have recently registered your business and are looking forward to finalising your health cover, so you are probably keen to answer any income call from "administration". ...
By Valérie Aston · 25 Jun 2019 · 567 views
Start Business In France will go through an upgrade on 30th May to 1st June. This may impact on the availability of the forum on that day. ...
By Valérie Aston · 29 May 2019 · 368 views
Both French and British Governments have recommended English citizens to apply for a Carte de Sejour. Many people are also thinking about registering a business to get into the French system. ...
By Valérie Aston · 19 Apr 2019 · 2405 views
This video gives you a step-by-step guide to create your business account on Net-Entreprises.fr. When your account is set-up, you will be able to login within 48 hours to make your auto-entrepreneur turnover declaration. ...
By Valérie Aston · 23 Jan 2011
Auto-entrepreneur businesses in France are classified either as activité commerciale, activité artisanale or profession libérale. When registering your business, you have to indicate which type of activity you belong to. ...
By Valérie Aston · 13 Nov 2010
Many auto-entrepreneurs are receiving bills for social charges or appels de cotisation from RSI? If you have been in business for a few months and have already been making turnover declaration either online with ...
By Valérie Aston · 13 Nov 2010
This podcast explains how to set up a health cover and how to get a carte vitale for entrepreneurs. Find out how your carte vitale will be issued and answers to popular questions on health cover. ...
By Valérie Aston · 10 May 2011
This podcast discusses the implications of adding an extra APE or NAF activity code to your current business and how to do it. Adding an extra APE activity code can be done for an auto-entrepreneur, an entreprise ...
By Valérie Aston · 10 May 2011
This podcast, which is 44 minutes long, will give you a complete overview of the auto-entrepreneur system. It's perfect if you're starting a business in France as an auto-entrepreneur, or you're registered and want a ...
By Valérie Aston · 6 Sep 2013
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