Would you like to start your own business? But you're having trouble choosing the best location for your company?
Company domiciliation refers to the company's tax and administrative address.
This is also the address of your head office.
As a showcase for your company, its location plays a key strategic role in addition to the practical one mentioned above.
Registering your company is therefore the 1st step in setting up your business, and needs to be done with care.
The final decision lies in the choice of location.
In Paris or elsewhere in France? Lille, Lyon, Nantes, Bordeaux... And why not Marseille?
Marseille, like its metropolitan area and the surrounding region, has recently embarked on a dynamic development program.
As a result, a number of highly innovative projects, such as Smartseille and The Camp, have been launched.
With no fewer than 94,000 businesses in its still young Metropole(dating back only to 2016), 21,000 new entrepreneurs including 8,800 for Marseille, and this in 2016 alone, the Cité Phocéenne is increasingly presenting itself as a flagship city for entrepreneurship; business domiciliation in Marseille is therefore a strategic choice for entrepreneurs!
The various administrative bodies (city, metropolis, department and region) have decided to join forces to encourage and support business start-ups over the long term.
As a result, the rate of new company start-ups in Marseille today is around 15%, compared with 12% nationwide in 2016.
The question also lies in the type of domiciliation you choose. Each domiciliation option has its advantages and disadvantages, which must be taken into account in the light of your project.
But the choice of domiciling your business with a domiciliation company is becoming increasingly popular, whether in Paris or the French provinces!
Why this choice? What are the advantages? Focus on!
It goes without saying that, unlike a home address, a domiciliation company gives you a prestigious address for your head office, and separates your personal address from your business address. We also offera wide range of made-to-measure services, all at unrivalled value for money.
Working with a domiciliation company means you have access to a wide range of services, including :
First of all, the domiciliation company offers not only a head office address, but also a mail management service for your company.
First and foremost, this enables the entrepreneur's personal address to be kept secret, thus truly demarcating the professional and personal spheres.
The mail received can either be picked up directly by the structure's manager, or forwarded to another address at a frequency determined at the time of registration. SeDomicilier offers free forwarding included with every subscription.
A mail scanning service is also available. Mail is scanned just-in-time and e-mailed directly to the manager.
A telephone secretarial service is also available . This will reinforce your company's positive image and professionalism.
The name of the manager and that of the company will be indicated on every incoming call.
The call can then be redirected to the manager's number, or a message received by a secretary and forwarded to the manager at a later date. This solution offers greater credibility and flexibility.
Last but not least, a domiciliation company can offer the possibility of renting meeting rooms for strategic meetings that can be crucial to your company's future.
Most of these rooms are fully equipped for all types of presentations.
For managers who don't have their own premises, or who don't want to welcome customers directly to their offices, it's possible to rent a meeting room by the hour, half-day or day.
Once again, this is often a sure-fire way of boosting the company's credibility.
We often hear that "everything happens in Paris". This is far from the truth, as the big cities in the provinces have many advantages that the capital doesn't have.
Above all, it'sthe assurance of saving a lot of money. Yes, everything is cheaper in the big provincial cities. Whether it's the price of business premises, salaries, the general standard of living, your rent or the restaurants to which you invite your customers...
Numerous budget lines that can be a real loss of income for an emerging business
What's more, local elected officials are often far more available and receptive to your requests. Because there's less competition and fewer companies.
As a result, your relationship with the authorities is more qualitative. This reduced competition also leaves more room for start-ups or companies to make a name for themselves at local level and expand more rapidly on a national scale.
In conclusion, before deciding on a location, it is essential for an entrepreneur to have a clear understanding of his or her project, which will often determine the most suitable location.
Written by our expert Quentin Moyon
May 2, 2018
