The French still have an entrepreneurial spirit, - even if the total number of companies created during the last twelve months (from September 2021 to August 2022) has slightly decreased by 1.7%, according to INSEE data published this Friday.
But who are these entrepreneurs?
In a study published this week, the Institute of Statistics outlines the typical profile of the 749,000 creators in 2018: a man (65% of creators), under 40, with no experience in entrepreneurship.
In detail, obviously not all have the same profile.
INSEE classifies them according to seven families.
Former employees
make up a quarter of creators.
Aged between 30 and 50, half of them made this choice out of a desire for independence.
These entrepreneurs have no other professional source of income.
They opted for the status of company (48%) or sole proprietorship (23%).
Their initial investment is at least 4000 euros for 52%.
They have experience, with previously at least three…
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