VAT on small businesses: French MPs call for no reduction in threshold Plans to lower the threshold to 鈧�25,000 would hurt micro-entrepreneurs and 鈥榤assively destroy activity and wealth鈥� 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鈥檚 colourful career
How do I register as an artist to sell paintings? Painters fall under the artistes-auteurs tax and social security regime
news $193bn: how did this French businessman get so rich? Bernard Arnault frequently beats Elon Musk to 鈥榳orld鈥檚 richest man鈥� 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鈥檚 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 鈥榳arts and all鈥� 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 鈥榟ybrid鈥� 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 鈥�1,000 village caf茅s鈥� to revive France A social and environmental enterprise is calling on 32,000 communes across France to create or re-open 1,000 rural 鈥渧illage caf茅s鈥�, 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 鈥淚t's just a start.鈥� That is how Roxanne Varza, the director of Paris鈥檚 massive start-up incubator Station F, describes the news that 40% of new businesses now operating within its walls are run by women.
