doing business in france
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“Doing Business in France” This is a presentation about the challenges & opportunities; the unique aspects of French business culture; how to make business contacts in France; how to manage people in French organizations; or almost anything to do with French business that might provide background context to someone desiring to do business in France and with French people.TRANSCRIPT
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Doing Business in France
Omar-Pierre SoubraFrench American Chamber of Commerce
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Background• Age: 40• Years in the US: 9• Profession: Director• Company: Trimble Navigation (15 years)• Family: Dad of 3 crazy boys • Training:
• LASER engineer• Electronic & Power engineer• MA Sales & Marketing
• Fun stuff: President of the French AmericanChamber of Commerce, Maker, Google Glass owner,Google Project Tango expert, 3D scanning expert
• Always more:• Linkedin.com/in/omarsoubra• @Omar_Soubra
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US connections…
• 13 million American possesses French heritage• 2 million speaks French at home
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Culture
• Food• Language• Politics• Holidays• Arrogance• Fun• Passion• Love• Beautiful country
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French Education
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Education
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Getting Connected
• Elitism• Network• Assistant
barrier…
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French Economy
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• GDP: $2.271 trillion (9th in the World)
• France is Europe’s second largest economy (5th in the World)
• European second largest consumer market
• French companies in Fortune’s 500: 31
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Innovation
• French Ranks #1 in Europe
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So French inventions…
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Some more inventions
• The Braille System• Canning• The Bra• The Parachute• Camera Phone• Combustion Engine• 20% of the video games coming to video game
systems
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E-commerce company created by French
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Innovation tax credit
• France gives companies 30% of all R&D costs up to €100 millions (~$140m) and 5% above this threshold, in tax credit
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Future Trends (hot topics)
• Cars consumption of 120mpg
• Electric charging stations• Battery life & power• Driverless vehicles• Electric planes• Heavy-lift airships• Embedded Software• Electric propulsion
satellites
• Next gen high speed train• Eco-friendly ships• Smart textiles• Wood industry• Recycling materials• Thermal building renovation• Renewable Energy• Water quality• Green chemicals and
biofuels
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Future Trends (hot topics) - 2
• Medical biotechs• Digital healthcare• Medical devices• Sustainable food• Big data• Cloud computing• E-learning• Telecom• Smart Grids
• Nano-electronics• Connected devices• Augmented reality• Contactless services• Supercomputer• Robotics• Industrial plant of the
future• Cybersecurity
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Colorado ties…
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2013
• France is the 16th market for Colorado goods, importing $172 million and exporting $151 million
• Main exports: Solar, Electronics, Aircraft parts, data servers
• Main imports: Gas turbines, Electronics, Fine Art, Vodka, Aircraft Engines
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Set up a business
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Great resource: Invest in France Agency - http://www.invest-in-france.org/
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Doing Business
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The Boss
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Software
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Sexism
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Yes, but…
=I disagree.
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Don’t forget Food!
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Future?
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LanguageFrench could become the World most spoken language by 2050
Source: http://www.thelocal.fr/20140326/french-language-be-the-most-spoken-language-by-2050
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