France


French Foreign Exchange

"Invest in France today? Your company's management must be mad!" a French businessman told the vice-president of a large American multinational firm. Ye...  Read story

Foreign Affairs

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, " Charles Dickens wrote about the period of the French Revolution, and a number of U.S. companies co...  Read story

Errata

I would like to point out a statistical error you made on a chart, "Investment Opportunities in the Common Market," which accompanied the article "Foreign...  Read story

Small Business Socialism

France's socialist government has declared a three-year tax holiday for newly formed companies and a two-year exemption from personal taxes for employees ...  Read story

The American Model Goes Global

When Jean Ichbiah broke away from the Paris-based computer giant Bull (formerly called Cii-Honeywell Bull) in 1980 to start his own software company, he f...  Read story

63,000 Entrepeneurs

With jobs in short supply, why not give the unemployed a chance to create their own?  Read story

Vive L'entrepreneur

"Forty years ago, people didn't know what an entrepreneur was. They thought it was a person living in France."   Read story

Will Your Product `Travel' Overseas?

Survey of current international opportunities in five foreign markets.  Read story

Entrepreneurs Gather in France

A global meeting of business leaders and policymakers seeks to boost entrepreneurship.  Read story

Bayou Boycott Spurs Buying

Anti-French sentiment in Louisiana proves to be a boon for small business.  Read story

Taking Stock

Nowadays, fraudulent online stock-trading schemes are common. But even before the first electric telegraph, two bankers committed the equivalent of modern-da...  Read story

Cutting Costs When Staying in Other Countries

Most consolidators and hotel discount directories cover international as well as domestic locations. You may want to collect several directories to optimi...  Read story

Global Business

Related Terms: Globalization Global business refer...  Read story

Trade Wars Through The Ages

"The English had now begun to deluge the markets of France with their whale oils: and they were enabled by the great premiums given by their Government to...  Read story

The French Connection

Profile of the changing French entrepreneurial landscape.  Read story

Fighting the War on Postage

Catalog houses suggest alternative marketing tactics to offset the high cost of mailing.  Read story

Virginia French Bakery

Financial summary and brief description of a Virginia French bakery for sale.  Read story

The Defiant Ones

Europe has concluded that it must work harder to recognize and nurture growth businesses, and what that means to you.  Read story

Country Profiles

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Grist: The American Ambassador

American brands like Coke and McDonald's may end up being casualties of war.  Read story

Business A La Carte

Beset with a sick economy, France's Socialist government has begun waving the flag of entrepreneurism: decentralizing economic command posts, abandoning unpr...  Read story

Appreciating Gifts: Look Past The Present

Let's face it: The cheese straightener you bought your brother-in-law last December 24th was probably packed back in its box and shunted to the basement. ...  Read story

Global Start-up

CEO's plan for world-wide sale of his medical device that will make certain types of surgery obselete.  Read story

E-mail With. . .Nicholas Negroponte

A multimedia expert discusses with 'Inc. Technology's editor how business and technology intersect.  Read story

International: Cultural Differences

Chart: Survey of 1,157 executives in Europe asking what sales skills their sales representatives lack.  Read story

Europe Inc.

In Europe, it used to be that the only thing worse than failing at entrepreneurship was succeeding, and making money. Now, suddenly, entrepreneurship is all ...  Read story

Where to Go for Help: Europe

Albania Teuleda http://www.teuleda.org.al/index.php?gjuha=eng <...  Read story

International Sponsors

Finding international sponsors for American products.  Read story

Cross-Cultural/International Communication

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The 1989 Inc. 500 Index

Alphabetical listing of the 1989 Inc. 500 companies, names only.  Read story

CEO Passions: Ballroom Dancing

Promise Phelon, CEO of Upwardly Mobile, learns business strategy through ballroom dancing  Read story

Is America Really Different?

Data showing the roles small businesses play in European economies compared with the role they play in the U.S economy.  Read story

Holiday Shoppers Fear Online Fraud

Though global in reach, identity theft is more prevalent in English-speaking countries, a study finds.  Read story

To Start or Not To Start a Business with Your Spouse

Starting a business with the one you love might sound dreamy, but you should give it careful consideration before making the business commitment.  Read story

Grist: The Second-Mover Advantage

Despite all the business wisdom exhorting you to smash the rules and shatter the paradigms, it can be just as smart to let others do the trailblazing.  Read story

The Goods: Reader Reviews

Readers weigh in on products and services featured in The Goods  Read story

Gas Prices Around the Globe

What are other countries paying per gallon for premium unleaded fuel?  Read story

Gift Ideas for CEOs Who Think They Have Everything

Three short book reviews on topics that would entertain CEOs  Read story

Join the Club

Think you're too young to sell overseas? You're probably not. Many fast-growing small companies are going global. A poll ofcompanies on the 1993 Inc. 500 ...  Read story

Where It's a Woman's World

Looking for enterprising women? We suggest you head south.  Read story