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Here are some useful links to help you quickly reach out to our partners
Business France
Offers customized support through a step-by-step approach, helping companies to expand their presence in the UK.
Being sector based experts, Business France aims at helping businesses to find prospective clients through a network of contacts.
Business France advises companies on
how to prioritize markets,
test the potential of their products and services with a panel of local decision-makers
how to raise their profile on a foreign market,
meet prospective clients
selecting business partners.
French Chamber
For any start-ups setting up in London, The French Chamber of Commerce offers :
Company set-up assistance
The ‘Journée Implantation’: a bespoke one-day programme of individual meetings with local experts
Recruitment service (special package for start-ups)
Desk rental offer in its Incubator
Boardroom rental
Accountancy services
Payroll management
Practical business guides. Discover the The HR Guide or the ‘Light at the End of the Tunnel' - Practical guide on the French and British in Business’
Bpi France
The public investment bank equally-owned by the French State and the “Caisse de Dépôts” acts under the motto “Serving the Future”
bpifrance aims at providing finance & long-term support for business at all stages of their development (start-up, scale-up, growth, export).
Working closely with partners such as banks & VC funds, it seeks to increase the supply of finance available to you by:
• providing access to short-, mid- and long-term loans
• providing guarantees on bank loans
• funding innovation through grants & loans
• investing in equity
• supporting and raising cash flow
• facilitating export projects
Think soft loans (repayable advance, zero yield loan), investment loan to support your fundraising (1€ loan for 2€ raised) and loans for Innovation, if your company is more than 3 years old
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International Internship Program
enables businesses to give 18- to 28-year-old candidates a temporary assignment of between six and 24 months in a foreign country.
The assignment can be renewed once, but may not exceed 2 years in total. The scheme is open to candidates of all qualification levels not only from France, but also from any other country in the European Economic Area.
To know more watch this small video - in French
FrenchTech
Find or post a job on the job board of the French Tech community based in London.
It’s a FREE service powered by Les Pépites Tech
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Chamber job board
The French Chamber offers a Recruitment Service at a special package for start-ups at very competitive fees
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