What we do for foreign businesses
Business France promotes France’s attractiveness to foreign investors so as to generate economic activity and jobs.
Promoting France as an investment location
Qualitative information about France
Business France provides foreign investors with qualitative information on the business environment, sectors of excellence in France and its regions, offering them as much information as possible on industrial ecosystems, industrial partners and business opportunities.
Mobilizing events
Business France organizes events to highlight the economic attractiveness and business image of France. It contributes to the organization of the “Choose France” summit, which has become an essential meeting place for foreign investors in France.
It also organizes the animation of business communities, in conjunction with the relevant partners.
Targeted canvassing
Our teams explore projects that contribute to industrial and economic sovereignty for the sustainable and harmonious development of France’s regions.
Project engineering at the service of the regions
Business France, in close collaboration with regional agencies and government departments, provides assistance to bring investment projects to fruition in France, whatever their form: creation, expansion or takeover of a site, partnership or financial investment.
Business France’s activity to promote the internationalization of regions is reflected in numerous “tailor-made” actions, co‑constructed with each region.
Attracting international talent to promote business innovation and competitiveness
Attracting foreign talent to strategic sectors and enabling businesses in France to recruit the necessary skills is essential for our competitiveness.
In partnership with the French Tech Mission, Business France supports startups to enable them to internationalize their skills.
Our solutions to support you
Our teams meet with foreign businesses to identify projects that could be implemented in France’s regions.
Whatever the form of your project (creation, expansion or takeover of site, partnership, financial investment), Business France supports you throughout the entire process, in close collaboration with regional agencies and government services.
Looking to open a subsidiary? Develop a new business? Support your R&D programs?
With us, find the right contacts to facilitate the roll-out of your project!
Whatever your strategy, our teams are by your side to help you bring your project to fruition, offering you a free, tailor-made service.
Our teams in France and in 53 countries around the world are available to inform you about the France’s key advantages, the strength of its ecosystems, its infrastructure and its players in all sectors.
Our experts provide information on the business environment, international mobility and the financial support available for the success of your investment project in France.
The “Team France Invest”, a collective at your service to provide you with personalized support
With Team France Invest, Business France and its national and regional partners are ready to:
- Promote the economic attractiveness of France
- Prospect for foreign investors
- Support their establishment and development in France
Team France Invest provides a coordinated response in terms of land and building searches, skills development, industrial partners and state aid. It is expanding its partnerships to include new stakeholders (RTE, France Travail, INRAP, etc.).
At a glance
This page explains The role and activities of Team France Invest in supporting international investment projects in France. . It is based on institutional sources such as Business France et les agences régionales de développement. It presents information covering support for companies, coordination between public stakeholders, and the key stages of project establishment. It uses the example of of a foreign company supported in its project to establish operations in France, from the definition of its needs to operational implementation.