Monday 28th April 2008
Licenced to Trade
Starting and running a business can be a complicated matter when you do it in your home country and your mother tongue. To start and manage a concern in a culturally different bureaucratic system - using a foreign language - takes boldness, and the best help you can get.
Experts and professionals
Being armed with reliable information from experts in the know is vital when setting yourself up in business, whether as a sole trader or a company with many employees. AngloINFO's INFOrmation Page on Starting a Business in France gives you clear guidelines on where and how to begin the process.
A vital part of running a successful business is ensuring that it is operating efficiently within the parameters of local law. Having access to specialists in law and accountancy can make the difference between survival and going under during a tricky time. Then there are the practical considerations: of premises perhaps, telecommunications, and the continuing requirements for marketing, office supplies and more.
- See the Business Services category of The AngloFILE for all these services provided by English-speakers in your region.
Many expatriates in France make additional income by running a gîte or renting out furnished property. If this interests you, find out about your legal obligations when Owning & Running Holiday Accommodation.
Finally, if you want to operate a not-for-profit association in France, there are a few things to be aware of if you intend to take membership fees or raise funds. You can find important information on the INFOrmation Page Creating an Association Loi 1901 in France.
What else?
Keeping up with all the new stuff on AngloINFO is easy - just click here! We've been adding new entries to the AngloFILE just about every day, and there are now over 2,200 listings there! If you want your business added, just follow this link.
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