Read the article: Opening an optical store in France: diploma, legal structure, budget and first obligationsBusiness creation
Opening an optical store in France: diploma, legal structure, budget and first obligations
The Public Health Code requires a qualified optician to dispense lenses, with no rule on who owns the store: what it says, why the SELARL is ruled out, franchise or cooperative, the budget item by item and the first obligations (20% VAT, CFE, payroll).
Read the article: Qonto promo code 2026: the partner link to set up your company and open a business accountBusiness creation
Qonto promo code 2026: the partner link to set up your company and open a business account
No public Qonto promo code in 2026: the firm's two partner links, the capital deposit at 69 euros excluding VAT, annual and monthly plan prices and the 7 steps of a company formation in France.
Read the article: After company registration in France: the 30-day checklistBusiness creation
After company registration in France: the 30-day checklist
Kbis in hand, the work is not over: releasing the capital, tax and VAT regime, insurance, beneficial owners, an approved e-invoicing platform and the first hire. The dated checklist for your first 30 days.
Read the article: SELAS or SELARL: which company for a regulated profession in FranceBusiness creation
SELAS or SELARL: which company for a regulated profession in France
SELAS or SELARL for a regulated liberal profession in France: manager's social security status, dividends and the 10% threshold, BNC taxation of partners, opening the capital and an illustrative simulation.
Read the article: Starting an online store in France: legal status, VAT and obligationsBusiness creation
Starting an online store in France: legal status, VAT and obligations
Launching an online store in France in 2026: which status fits your margin, the €85,000 VAT exemption, the €10,000 EU threshold and OSS, legal notices, terms of sale, withdrawal right, mediator and Stripe or PayPal receipts.
Read the article: Trade name, company name, shop sign: the differences in FranceBusiness creation
Trade name, company name, shop sign: the differences in France
Company name, trade name, shop sign, trademark, domain name: what each sign means in France, where it is recorded, how to check availability, protect it with the INPI and change it without disputes.
Read the article: Starting a business as a French civil servant: the rules on combining activitiesBusiness creation
Starting a business as a French civil servant: the rules on combining activities
Side activity as a micro-entrepreneur, part-time for business creation for 3 years renewable once, leave to start a business, mutual termination made permanent in 2026: the routes open to French public employees and the structure for each.
Read the article: Starting a business as a student in France: status, aid and taxBusiness creation
Starting a business as a student in France: status, aid and tax
Starting a business as a student in France in 2026: the student-entrepreneur status (SNEE, PEPITE, D2E), micro-enterprise or company, effects on the grant, the parents' tax household, the Caf, and aid such as the ACRE.
Read the article: Starting a business after 50 in France: pension, unemployment, legal statusBusiness creation
Starting a business after 50 in France: pension, unemployment, legal status
Starting or buying a business after 50 in France: ARE and ARCE by age (55 and 57), pension quarters by status, legal retirement age after the reform suspension, assets and director pay.
Read the article: Opening a hair or beauty salon in France in 2026: legal status, costs and break-even pointBusiness creation
Opening a hair or beauty salon in France in 2026: legal status, costs and break-even point
Required qualification, choice of legal status, real cost structure and break-even calculation: how to frame a hair or beauty salon project in France before signing the lease.
Read the article: Fixed or variable capital: which choice for your companyBusiness creation
Fixed or variable capital: which choice for your company
Variable capital lets partners enter and leave without amending the articles or filing at the registry. Variability clause, floor capital, withdrawal right: a comparison with fixed capital and decision criteria for 2026.
Read the article: Legal notice of incorporation 2026: template and costBusiness creation
Legal notice of incorporation 2026: template and cost
2026 flat-rate legal notice fees by company form, mandatory content, publication certificate and the mistakes to avoid before registering your company.
Read the article: Corporate purpose: drafting it well in the articlesBusiness creation
Corporate purpose: drafting it well in the articles
The corporate purpose is a mandatory clause in the articles of association. Drafted too narrowly, it forces a statutory amendment for every new activity. Too broad, it worries banks and partners. Here is how to strike the right balance, with drafting examples.
Read the article: INPI one-stop shop: set up your company without errorsBusiness creation
INPI one-stop shop: set up your company without errors
Since 1 January 2023, every company formation goes through the INPI one-stop shop. How filing works, the documents to gather and the errors that put an application on hold.
Read the article: Approval clause in a SAS: how to draft it wellBusiness creation
Approval clause in a SAS: how to draft it well
How to draft an approval clause in a French SAS to control the entry of new shareholders: scope, deciding body, the seller's voting right, deadlines, refusal and the sanction for breach.