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Latest information for small businesses in France
You have registered as an auto-entrepreneur, what next?
On receipt of your SIRET number you will need to register with Net-Entreprise in order to declare and pay your social charges in the future. Go back to the auto entrepreneur website, click on Déclarer et payer and enter ...
Conjoint collaborateur: working with your partner in a business
You plan to start or have a business in France, and would like your partner to take part in the business with or without payment - is this legal? The answer is no unless they are registered. Whether you are an artisan ...
Seminar: How to become an Auto Entrepreneur
About the Pepinière d’Entreprises. Sygma Energies 50 is an association funded by local authorities and European Funds (FSE). Every year, our team of 4 business advisers helps over 650 people wanting to start their ...
What is your business APE or NAF code?
Every business in France is classified under an activity code entitled APE - Activite Principale de l’Entreprise - or NAF code. When registering your company, you will need to indicate which is your main activity. Here ...
Start business in France is back online
Tracking down the unanswered questions on the old blog and forum was a tricky and long process, which lead to some questions being answered with a 2 week delay. So lets start 2009 in an efficient way! Thanks to my other ...
Can a Profession Liberale register as an Auto-Entrepreneur?
The law entitled Loi de Relance will be voted by mid February. In the meantime it implies that nobody can register as an auto entrepreneur in the profession liberale sector. Hervé NOVELLI – secrétaire d’Etat for small ...
How to switch to the Regime Micro Social
f you have an existing business registered as an entreprise individuelle in France, you cannot switch to the auto entrepreneur system. However you can decide to switch to the Regime Micro Social which will enable you to ...
TIP: Where to register as an Auto Entrepreneur
Herve Novelli – secrétaire d’État chargé du Commerce, de l’artisanat, des petites et moyennes entreprises, du tourisme et des services – will be holding a press conference on Thursday 18th December in Paris to present ...
Can an existing micro entreprise become an auto entrepreneur?
This is the most recurrent question I have come across over the last 2 months. The official answer is no, but you still can switch over to the regime micro social until the 31st march 2009. This regime actually enables ...
How to register your business trademark or brand in France
It will cost you 200 euros for an online registration with up to three categories and 250 euros for a paper registration. A category refers to types of activities for which you wish to protect your trademark, for ...
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 ...
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 ...
English help line for URSSAF
If you have questions about Unions de Recouvrement des Cotisations de Sécurité 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 ...
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 ...