Included in My French Business Course

  • 1-to-1 Coaching

    Get Valerie's support for 4 months to turn your dream project into reality. Meet up every 2 weeks on Zoom and debrief on your progress. Get Valérie's input and collaborate on tougher subjects.

  • Templates & Worksheets

    Get a personal finance sheet, business plan, financial templates, worksheets, and guides. Tick your checklist, as you confidently progress with your business visa application for France.

  • 4 Pillars Process

    Steadily prepare for your visa application, with the easy-to-follow 4 pillars approach: 1) Foundations 2) Business Plan 3) Financial Planning and 4) Visa Application. Visualise your Progress.

Prepare a strong business visa application

Preparing a business visa application for France is challenging, especially if you are working or looking after your family. Time flies and your project seems to be stuck. And when you go online to do some research, it feels like you are going backwards: Which information can you trust? What is expected in your dossier? And is your project idea good enough?

My French Business Visa is an online course and 1-to-1 coaching to help you steadily build your business visa application. Let yourself be guided on a realistic timescale and see progress every week.

My French Business Visa Course is a step-by-step guide to help you structure and prepare your business visa application - Visa profession libérale, visa talent or carte de séjour entrepreneur. Turn your idea into a strong business plan, check the French regulations, choose a legal structure for your project, create a financial plan and understand French taxes.

With My French Business Visa course, you will go from feeling lost and frustrated to being confident about choosing the right setup and understanding your business taxes, while having a clear path to follow up to your move to France and business registration.

By the end of this course, you will have submitted your business visa or carte de sejour application. Valerie will also be at hand helping you with follow-up questions from ANEF/Mnistère de l'Intérieur. 

Get support to make visible progress with your business visa application and get closer to your moving date to France.  

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Course curriculum

    1. Course 4 Pillars

    2. Best Practices + Tour

    3. 10 Misions to Prepare your Move

    4. 5 Common Mistakes in Business Visa

    5. Bonus: 4-Pillars Checklist

    6. Bonus: Planning + Contacts

    1. Different ways to find a business idea

    2. Workbook + 💯 business idea

    3. Business Vision Workshop

    1. 6 steps reality check

    2. Choosing the right visa

    3. Savings needed

    4. PDF list of regulated activities

    5. Business Visa Process

    1. BP Workbook + BP Template

    2. Business Overview

    3. Market Analysis

    4. Your Ideal Customer

    5. Your Product & Services

    6. Your Strategy

    7. Business Structure

    8. BONUS - Letter of intention template

    1. Overview : Start here!

    2. Summary of all legal structures

    3. Micro Entrepreneur

    4. Entreprise Individuelle

    5. EURL /& SARL

    6. SASU & SAS

    7. Bonus - Contact List

    1. Personal Budget Sheet

    2. Financial plan - Part 1

    3. Financial plan - Part 2

    4. Financial plan Example with template

    5. Financial Plan template

About this course

  • 4 x €232,00
  • 45 lessons
  • 12.5 hours of video content
  • 1 to 1 coaching content

Who is it for?

My French Business 1-to-1 if for you if:

  • You want to move to France in 6 to 12 months

  • Your want to freelance or start a business.

  • You need a visa profession liberale, visa talent or carte de sejour entrepreneur.

  • You want external support for feedback & progress.

  • You're ready to commit to your project.

My French Business Visa Course

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Pricing options

Self-Tuition or 1-to-1 Coaching.

About this instructor

Valerie Aston

Valerie is a business advisor specialising in small businesses in France. She worked as a business advisor to French entrepreneurs for 10 years, helping them work on their business and financial plans to secure bank loans and successfully launch their businesses. From 1-to-1 coaching to group training, she helped build hundreds of business plans. Since 2009, Valerie has been helping English speakers create and develop their businesses in France. Every year she registers over 100 micro-entrepreneurs and advises over 300 expatriates via Power Hours or her private forum.

FAQ

  • How long does the course last?

    All students benefit from unlimited access to My French Business Visa course. One-to-one coaching students also get a call with Valerie for 4 months.

  • I'm not 100% sure about my business idea, can this work?

    Yes. Module 2 of My French Business Visa is all about finding the right idea, brainstorming, and deciding which one you're most excited about. You will also get a PDF with 100 business ideas based other expats running a business in France.

  • I'm moving to France in 6 to 12 months, can I take the course now?

    It's always good to plan ahead, especially if you need to apply for a business carte de sejour or visa. My French Business Visa explains how the French system works and will help you build your project.

  • What's included in the 1-to-1 coaching package?

    With the 1-to-1 coaching package, you'll have regular Zoom calls with Valerie to discuss your build your project. Together you'll steadily build your business plan, financial plan, business visa or carte de sejour application. You'll get personalised feedback. Sometimes calls might be a 30-mins call to chat and keep you accountable. Sometimes it might be an intensive work session. It's 100% tailored to your needs.

  • Does it cover which visa or carte de sejour are required?

    Yes, there is a dedicated module of My French Business Visa covering specific requirements for British citizens and non-European citizens wanting to create a business in France.

  • Can I pay over several months?

    Yes. You can pay over 4 months in instalments and still get access to the full course and 1-to-1 coaching. There is also a 30-day refund policy.

  • Do you have a confidentiality agreement?

    Yes. Any information shared with Valerie remains confident. None of your documents will be shared with anyone and I recommend you keep control of your documents my sharing a specific folder or your drive with me. Once we are done, remove the access you granted me.

  • Does it include a visa-application service?

    I'm afraid not. Your business plan and financial plan will be 2 key elements to include in your visa request. And we will cover the visa application process in Module 7, but My French Business Visa doesn't include a visa application service (i.e. handled-for-you service).

  • I've never done a business or financial plan before. Will I manage this?

    Absolutely. My French Business Visa has been designed for first-time entrepreneurs with no experience in financial planning, as well as experienced ones. For 1-to-1 coaching students, I will take over this process and we will build your financial plan over our weekly calls.

Benefits

My French Business course has been designed to make you move forward with your project. With MFB you will:

  • Turn your idea into a business plan.

  • Ensure your project meets French rules.

  • Get a simple business plan and financial plan template.

  • Understand how French taxes work for your business.

  • Prepare for your visa/CDS application

  • Make informed decisions to move your project forward.