Setting up a company

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To set up a one-person company, you can choose between an EURL (Entreprise Unipersonnelle à Responsabilité Limitée) or a SASU (Société par Actions Simplifiées Unipersonnelle).

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Single-member company: which legal form to choose?
A number of public bodies provide support for business start-ups.

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Public sector: who can help you set up your business?
To create an EIRL or an EURL, choose your status by taking into account all the essential information.

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EIRL or EURL: which legal form to choose?
Discover the calendar of formalities for incorporating a company.

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Timetable for company incorporation formalities
BIC (Bénéfices Industriels et Commerciaux) and BNC (Bénéfices Non Commerciaux) are quite different.

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BIC or BNC: what are the differences?
There are different ways of financing start-ups.

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Creating a start-up: who to turn to for funding?
The commercial court clerk's office plays a central role in the life of companies!

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Registry of the Commercial Court: its role for companies
The steps involved in setting up a franchise have a few special features.

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Creating a franchise: steps and particularities
The APE code, or Activité Principale Exercée, defines the main activity carried out by a company.

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APE code: what's it for?
The research and innovation tax credit is open to all companies investing in research and development.

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How to obtain a Research and Innovation Tax Credit?
Setting up a holding company requires certain formalities.

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How do you set up a holding company?
The status of "Young Innovative Company" (JEI) offers numerous tax and social benefits.

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Young Innovative Company: how to qualify?
A shareholders' agreement is an extra-statutory legal instrument that specifies the content of a company's bylaws.

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What is a partnership agreement?
Legal notice: find out when and how to carry out these administrative formalities.

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Legal notices: when and how?
If you'd like to know more about the RCS, here's all the information you need.

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What is the RCS for?
Everything you need to know about setting up a subsidiary in France.

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Setting up a subsidiary in France: what are the stages?
Setting up an SAS involves a number of stages.

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How do you set up an SAS?
Choosing the right legal status is a question that all entrepreneurs face!

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How do you choose your legal status?
Freelance administration is a hybrid between salaried employment and entrepreneurship.

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Portage salarial: Definition and explanations
Running a micro-business is relatively straightforward, and the conditions are particularly advantageous.

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Micro-business status: the complete guide
The SARL has everything going for it, thanks to the ease with which it can be set up and the advantages it offers.

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The advantages of a SARL
EURL, SARL, SAS and SASU: 4 distinct legal forms with different tax treatment.

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Tax differences between SARL/EURL and SAS/SASU
The commercial agent's activity can be adapted to several types of legal form.

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Sales agents: what legal form should they take?
Micro-entreprise, auto-entreprise: there are pitfalls you can fall into. Learn how to avoid them!

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Micro-entreprise / auto-entreprise: pitfalls to avoid