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VAT on small businesses: French MPs call for no reduction in threshold

Plans to lower the threshold to €25,000 would hurt micro-entrepreneurs and ‘massively destroy activity and wealth’ say critics

Hacker, peep shows, jail: the story of a French tech billionaire

Artificial intelligence is the next realm to be conquered in legendary tycoon Xavier Niel’s colourful career

How do I register as an artist to sell paintings?

Painters fall under the artistes-auteurs tax and social security regime

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$193bn: how did this French businessman get so rich?

Bernard Arnault frequently beats Elon Musk to ‘world’s richest man’ title, we look at his complex relationship with France and what he owns

French Indiana Jones fan turns his hat envy into a booming business

Pierre Huvet found the only way to emulate his film hero’s iconic look was to make the hat himself but he did not stop there

French e-bike mania spurs entrepreneurs to design their own models

A growing number of companies in France are looking to challenge the dominance of Chinese imports, although most still rely on Asian parts

Low-rent lock houses in Brittany offered to tourism entrepreneurs

The state-owned canal properties were empty until offered to businesses to boost tourism - an owner shares her ‘warts and all’ story

Hope for French amethyst industry as friends open mine

The pair believe there are more gemstones in the ground despite serious efforts to uncover them ending a century ago

Reader experiences: What it is like to be your own boss in France

With Covid raging in 2020, record numbers of workers opted to start their own businesses and the trend is growing this year. We look at the different ways of finding freedom at work in France and talk to those who have made the step

French ‘hybrid’ wine barrel made of clay and wood 'is the future'

Some winemakers in France and abroad have been experimenting with clay fermentation vessels, similar to the amphoras used by ancient Romans

Macron announces labour law changes for self-employed in France

New measures offer greater financial protections and simplified administration processes if you work for yourself. We explain the changes and how to claim benefits

Vaccine sparks interest in plug-and-play freezer monitors

A French start-up offering plug-and-play freezer monitors is seeing a surge in interest from health authorities needing to monitor temperatures for storing Covid-19 vaccines

French Health Minister thanks Covid statistic site creator

A young IT engineer from Savoie has been congratulated in person by the Health Minister for his website which gives Covid-19 statistics in an easy-to-understand format

Whisky production in France is picking up pace

Connexion's Jane Hanks speaks to a producer whose first whisky has just been launched

Group calls for “1,000 village cafés” to revive France

A social and environmental enterprise is calling on 32,000 communes across France to create or re-open 1,000 rural “village cafés”, in a bid to revive the sense of community in small towns.

Threshold doubled

Earning levels for auto-entrepreneurs are to be doubled before they have to change from the simplified regime to become a full business.

Incubator women who are changing face of enterprise

“It's just a start.” That is how Roxanne Varza, the director of Paris’s massive start-up incubator Station F, describes the news that 40% of new businesses now operating within its walls are run by women.

Entrepreneurs

VAT on small businesses: French MPs call for no reduction in threshold

Hacker, peep shows, jail: the story of a French tech billionaire

How do I register as an artist to sell paintings?

$193bn: how did this French businessman get so rich?

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French residency cards and obligatory new language tests: list of online resources to help

What are the rules for burning garden waste in France in 2025?

Where are tiger mosquitoes in France as presence increases, and what to do about them

Error leaves 75,000 vehicles uninsured in France (drivers unaware)

List: these are the French home improvement works that must be declared

Map shows location of new toll barrier-free motorways in France (attention you still need to pay)

Older drivers in France increasingly want to maintain road skills

French Indiana Jones fan turns his hat envy into a booming business

French e-bike mania spurs entrepreneurs to design their own models

Low-rent lock houses in Brittany offered to tourism entrepreneurs

Hope for French amethyst industry as friends open mine

Reader experiences: What it is like to be your own boss in France

French ‘hybrid’ wine barrel made of clay and wood 'is the future'

Macron announces labour law changes for self-employed in France

Vaccine sparks interest in plug-and-play freezer monitors

French Health Minister thanks Covid statistic site creator

Whisky production in France is picking up pace

Do French entrepreneurs need separate work bank accounts?

France must ‘work twice as hard’ after confinement

Working as a couple in France

Group calls for “1,000 village cafés” to revive France

Lille offers ‘trial shop’ scheme for new entrepreneurs

Carte de séjour refused to Briton due to low income

Boost ahead for small businesses

French social agency has mission to support artists

Cécile brings Kate’s royal maternity chic to Paris

Threshold doubled

Incubator women who are changing face of enterprise