"
Apart from my tennis elbow, everything is fine
," laughs Christophe de Becdelièvre, a glass of red wine in hand.
In one sentence, the founder and CEO of the company LeHibou, summarizes the positive state of mind that animates the 230 or so entrepreneurs gathered last week in the Vendée countryside.
Arrived early in the morning, they were greeted at the exit of the bus by men in 18th century livery, in the middle of this little Versailles that is the Grand Siècle hotel in Puy du Fou.
The park hosted Thursday, April 13 and for three days, the Spring Campus of CroissancePlus, a network of growing business leaders.
Despite the biting cold of this early spring and the late sleet, the entrepreneurs - most of whom came from the capital - are all smiles.
While the business climate of INSEE has been falling since March and France is going through a social storm against the backdrop of pension reform, this tribe of entrepreneurs is resisting the gloomy atmosphere affecting the country.
Entrepreneurs find 80% of the answers to their problems here, just by talking to their peers
Louis-Antoine Lauvergne, Director of SME Development at KPMG
The train journey…
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