In 2019, 28% of French people want to give meaning to their project by creating their own business . Entrepreneurship allows innovation by appealing to creation while allowing a certain freedom. In this context, entrepreneurship is becoming more and more popular and many French people want to get started.
A few years earlier, entrepreneurship did not have the same success as it was so difficult to establish oneself. Today, there are several devices to allow you to develop your project in entrepreneurship but above all there are aids allowing any project to see the light of day. Tax reductions, exemptions from certain charges but also preferential loans are so many aids and devices that can help entrepreneurs. This is the case of Réseau entrepreneur, which each year offers the possibility of 1,400 new projects to exist in voluntary support of leaders.
In this article, we try to understand the reasons for the success of this path but we also wish to highlight outstanding profiles and certain figures of entrepreneurship. So, what about entrepreneurship in France?
Why choose entrepreneurship?
First of all, what is an entrepreneur and entrepreneurship? Entrepreneurship is defined as activities that contribute to the formation and growth of a business, the primary consequence of which is the creation of value. The entrepreneur is the person behind this creation. Similarly, auto-entrepreneurs are defined as micro-entrepreneurs. They are self-employed and also benefit from help allowing them to develop.
Choosing to be an entrepreneur means choosing another way of working. This way of working means a more creative, more autonomous but also freer organization. Entrepreneurship is knowing how to give meaning to one’s desires, ideas and needs. It is nevertheless necessary to make the difference between two types of entrepreneurship: Opportunity entrepreneurship : this is seen as a substitute for one’s job. Necessity entrepreneurship : this aims for growth, with a determined personal objective.
- A favorable work environment : entrepreneurship requires autonomy. In this context, we often think of the start-up environment, which is defined as positive and which encourages fulfillment at work. It is above all a human adventure, you work alone or with collaborators, with a common goal: to develop your idea. We then speak of entrepreneurship. We don’t count our hours, we work with pleasure and rigor and high standards. Indeed, the individual requirement makes it possible to push back its limits and thus to boost its productivity.
- Creation of added value : this favorable environment allows the creation of added value. The dynamic of innovation stimulates . This stimulation of all parts of the brain, including the hormones of happiness, leads to a project that will be innovative and that will have real added value.
- A means of expressing one’s creativity : this stimulation emanating from entrepreneurship also makes it possible to encourage creation. Group work, the start-up environment with extra-work activities allow you to flourish at work and promote creativity. Above all, being an entrepreneur is about continuous innovation, many find it challenging not to know what project they will be working on in 3 months. It also allows you to express yourself through your work.
- Teamwork : All the points discussed above assume the importance of teamwork in the entrepreneurial environment. In this spirit, the relational is privileged to the rational. We seek to find together avenues, solutions, etc.
- Progress : another vision of entrepreneurship is that of progress. Any belief in a project can exist through the will to get things done. Technical progress, technological progress, medical progress etc. are essential to build the world of tomorrow.
- The values conveyed : The difference between someone who works for him and someone who can work in another company, is that of values. Of course, you can share the values of your company. But one of the reasons that pushes individuals to undertake is that of the choice of values carried. Indeed, being at the very source of the creation of a brand, a concept, an object or other, reflects what we think most of us and what we want to convey.
- Success : Any entrepreneurial project has its realization in mind. In this, investing completely, night and day in a project that is close to our hearts and seeing it come to fruition, is the culmination of hard work. The success of a project is one of the primary motivations. Every day, an entrepreneur works to make his project work.
What inspiring journeys?
- Oussama Ammar, entrepreneur at 12 years old.
At 12, Oussama Ammar created his first website for his mother’s director. He is known as the founder of “The Family” which is a structure that allows start-ups to be born. This structure has made it possible to raise more than €350 million for the creation of start-ups . His journey is quite incredible since at 33 he is now at the head of a structure that promotes the ecosystem of innovation with the financing of start-up projects.
- Roxanne Varza, director of a campus with 1000 start-ups.
She is behind the creation of Station F with Xavier Nieil. Station F is a network of start-ups created in 2017 in Paris. This network is located on campus and is the largest in the world. She advocates diversity and the importance of highlighting inequalities between men and women in this area. She is also co-founder of Girl in Tech Paris which is an international network which wishes to highlight women and their journey in technology, which is basically made up of more than 90% male entrepreneurs. In these values, it is a question of highlighting female figures of entrepreneurship.
- Olivier Sadran, the entrepreneurial vision of a Toulouse entrepreneur.
Olivier Sadran is an entrepreneur from Toulouse who is now at the head of the TFC (Toulouse Football Club). He first created his company in 1990, then a second in 1996. He took over the management of Newrest, which is an industrial catering company specializing in the airline industry. For him, the entrepreneurial spirit is defined as follows:
- Pauline Laigneau, the desire to make the voice of entrepreneurs heard.
Pauline Laigneau is co-founder of Gemmyo, an internet jewelry sales company (at the beginning). The goal was to sell luxury on the internet and then open shops. A shop has also opened in Toulouse. She also founded the Podcast “Le Gratin” which is an interview podcast with remarkable people to talk about their success. The aim is to inspire listeners and advise on entrepreneurship through personal experiences.
Entrepreneurship within ESCadrille
ESCadrille is today a reference in the world of entrepreneurship thanks to its 5 prizes won for Best Support for Entrepreneurs or ¾ of its studies geared towards entrepreneurs . Indeed, she accompanies clients on a daily basis from the outline of their project to its creation, through the development of companies already launched. For this, ESCadrille offers a personalized experience to each of its customers based on various types of services in different areas of expertise while respecting the constraints and particularities involved in such projects. 65% of ESCadrille members would like to work in entrepreneurship . This entrepreneurial spirit, we develop it thanks to our work with entrepreneurs but also thanks to our Alumni . Some of them have now become entrepreneurs, inspired by their experience within the Junior-Enterprise and more particularly by their work with our entrepreneur clients. Thus, today there are several innovative projects on the initiative of former members of ESCadrille. Among them, Camille Le Gal , who launched herself into entrepreneurship by becoming co-founder of Fairly Made, “an eco-responsible sourcing and tailoring company in the fashion industry”. To learn more about Fairly Made: