What to register as and what trade in France?
I am 62 years old and therefore less than 3 years from retirement and have recently lost the job that I held for over 4 years as a chauffeur des ecolieres with no prospect of a similar placement. I have decided to start a business as I had been prior to moving to France though not doing the same work. I have no desire to make a lot of money a figure of around 12,000 euros per year plus cotisations, taxes etc, is what I have in mind.
After reaching retirement age, 65, I will still wish to work though making even less money just to top up my pension. I would like to know precisely what my options are and how best to register.
My other concern is what trade to register as, a handyman would be appropriate but I don’t see this in the list of trades, predominantly working with wood seems to be in demand but I can and have for over 45 years covered all aspects of house building and maintenance plus garden maintenance. My worry is of course, if I sign up for the wrong thing I will pay more than I need.