At this point, it’s no secret that basically every company in France needs the assistance of a chartered accountant. But dealing with legal issues isn’t necessarily their specialty: lawyers are the ones who are trained for that.

Creating a company is both exciting and terrifying, especially when you’re trying to set up a business in another country! Thankfully, there are ways to increase the chances of success when creating a business in France:

The procedure to safeguard the company (in French, “procedure de sauvegarde”) is a legal device French companies have to save the company and avoid suspension of payments. It is regularly used to help companies that are struggling and prevent them from disappearing.