Starting a business

[Mr Wonderful<P>Salut!<P>]

I have been living in France now for the past 5 years but the last year has been a little difficult. I do not want to bore you all with the sordid details and to cut a long story short I would like to start up a my own business. I do have a Titre De Sejour and a Carte Vital and my application for the RMI has just been approved. I think I understand most of what my my obligations are from previous posting by others  i.e registering with my local chambre de commerce bla bla......

What I am not sure of is does the state offer any extra help for those who are on the RMI in starting up a Micro-Enterprise. Are there any advantages i.e tax breaks or financial help?   

[Nick Trollope]

[quote]I have been living in France now for the past 5 years but the last year has been a little difficult. I do not want to bore you all with the sordid details and to cut a long story short I would like to...[/quote]

Yes there are, but I suspect that you have to be "on" RMI for a significant period before you qualify. I suggest that you ask your local Ch de whatever, at the same time that you enquire about registration! They've got you then .....

 

[Mpprh]

Hi

Read the information on the APCE site ( http://www.apce.com/index.php?type_page=IL&pays=1&rubrique_id=300000111  . It is the French business creation site in English and gives details of legal form, set up requirements, taxation, social costs, etc.

The question of grants is varied. I found that in my region I needed to employ people to get a grant. This changes by area. I think there is a tax holiday for people on RMI starting a business. APCE has a database of available grants, in French here : http://www.apce.com/index.php?rubrique_id=14&type_page=I

Bonne chance

Peter