Are you trying to find enough money to create your business in France? Luckily, we live in an era where it is easy to reach a very high number of people when seeking funding. How? With crowdfunding platforms.

Do you want to create a company, hire employees, or innovate? Chances are, France can grant you subsidies or tax credits! These are just a few of those you could have access to as of 2018!

When running your company, the most important thing to fund is your WCR (Working Capital Requirement). Basically, this refers to all the expenses you absolutely need to pay to get your activity going (you can’t sell products if you can’t buy the materials to make them, for example).

Stock purchase warrants were created in 1998 to encourage business creators to take part in the equity of their company, and to stay there.

There are 3 main categories when it comes to raising money for your company:
Start-up capital (the equity of your company on the day it is created), Fundraising (finding people or companies to invest in your business in order to build up your equity. As such, this does not concern you if you create a sole proprietorship and Borrowing (it’s what allows you to meet the expectations of your funding plan if your equity isn’t enough)

Do you want to get a bank to grant you a loan for your business creation project? In France, regulation can make banks very reluctant to grant loans, so that can be very difficult without any help. Thankfully though, in these cases, guarantee institutions can be life-savers.

Business angels are the best private investors of French start-ups. This is one of the pieces of information one can get from reading the latest study of the French incubator Belle de Mai. However, public funding in France is proving to be very effective.

It’s very important for small companies to get their clients to pay them, even when it’s small amounts of money. Indeed, it’s common for companies to struggle because of a lack of cash!

Most entrepreneurs will want to contact investors to be able to get their company going. However, these investors are very unlikely to assist in any way if they don’t find the company trustworthy.

The ACCRE, which stands for “l’Aide au Chômeur Créateur ou Repreneur d’Entreprise” (Aid for the unemployed company creator) is a device set up by the French government, to help the unemployed create a company.