France: SMEs industry sectors 2018
Small and medium enterprises
Small and medium-sized companies have less employees and a turnover lower than 50 million euros. Thus, SMEs are an important part of the European, as well as French, economy. In 2017, there were approximately 2.96 million SMEs in France. One year before, studies have shown that French SMEs employed more than 9 million individuals.
Being an entrepreneur in France
In a survey from 2018, 80 percent of respondents declared that attracting customers were the most important challenges of SMEs. Most of small and medium enterprises had a positive opinion on their overall state. In 2017, more than 241, 000 micro-enterprises have been created in France, in majority within specialized activities and scientific, technical and support activities. Business leaders creating their own company often mention facing new challenges as one of the reasons they became entrepreneurs.