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New website offers free help to start your own business in France

Market research and an income guide are two ways the online platform can support entrepreneurs

Drones to carry urgent medical samples from French hospitals

Flying patients’ samples to laboratories will speed up diagnosis when every second counts

Glow-in-the-dark marine bacteria trialled as lighting in French town

A French start-up is using bioluminescence technology in a town south west of Paris to create a ‘living laboratory’

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Career change: from barber to representing France with luxury woodwork

Mark Collett, 56, explains how he swapped his converted bus hair salon to work with wood like his father and grandfather

Start-up delivers French customers their daily bread

Business was launched in response to a survey which found that 92% of French people enjoyed traditional French bread, but that 80% of them no longer visit a boulangerie every morning

Rent a car or van in France for €1

French start-up DriiveMe inspired by a scheme in Australia

Chamber of commerce benefits in France

CCI is a ‘one stop shop’ for those thinking of setting up a ‘selling’ business

Paris e-scooter share scheme is European first

US-based start-up sets sights on Europe, starting with French capital

Give old PC or Mac new life as high-end cloud computer

A French start-up claims to have invented the “computer of the future” which will turn any low-powered PC, old Mac or smartphone into a high-end machine

Bike-share start-up shuts down after four months

Gobee.bike blames 'minors' as it ends operations in France

Bra is treasure-chest

Students develop bra with pockets to keep valuables safe

Toulouse start-up tests massive ship sail prototype

A start-up company based in Toulouse is developing the prototype for a gigantic parachute-style sail that could help large ships reduce their fuel consumption by up to 20%.

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.

Start-up

New website offers free help to start your own business in France

Drones to carry urgent medical samples from French hospitals

Glow-in-the-dark marine bacteria trialled as lighting in French town

Career change: from barber to representing France with luxury woodwork

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