Setting Up a Business in France

An in-depth guide for foreign entrepreneurs and companies looking to enter the French market — the EU’s second-largest economy, genuinely easier to sell into than to incorporate in, given its layered social charges and sector-specific rules.
This guide covers legal structures (liaison office, branch, and subsidiary, with a detailed comparison of SAS, SASU, EURL, and SARL), foreign investment screening (IEF), company formation via the INPI single window, business taxation (corporate tax and VAT), the cost of labor and employer social contributions, immigration routes including the Passeport Talent, support schemes and contacts (Business France, Team France Invest), an operational checklist, and useful contacts.
Available in English and French.