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		<title><![CDATA[Make easy rules apply to all]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/auto-entrepreneur-lets-make-simple-rules-apply-all-businesses-10916-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[France faces a choice - to weigh down its basic auto-entrepreneur business status or to make it easier]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-08-31</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Dream job led to world adventures ]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/elizabeth-parker-my-first-year-photography-business-paris-10900-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[My first year: Elizabeth Parker is a teacher in Paris who runs her photography business on the side.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-08-27</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[End to 'insulting' relocation offers]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/end-to-insulting-business-relocation-offers-10901-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[New circular setting out the conditions that firms must offer employees is due to be drawn up this year.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-08-27</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[New protection  for sole traders]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/new-protection-sole-traders-france-10902-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Business status that protects personal property from being seized will come into force next year]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-08-27</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Urssaf steps up business checks]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/urssaf-steps-up-social-security-checks-businesses-10903-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Body is toughening its stance on non-declaration or under-declaration of business activity]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-08-27</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Job  Advertisement]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/Scottish hotel-10875-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Hotel owners looking for a couple to increase the quality of food and service to be among the best in Scotland]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-08-13</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Becoming a market trader]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/becoming-a-market-trader-in-france-10865-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[If early starts and cold weather dont put you off, being a market trader offers professional freedom]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-07-09</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[96bn loans to help start-ups]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/loans-to-help-small-businesses-in-france-10777-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[A total of 96 billion has been set aside to help small and medium businesses in France]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-04-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[We're married to the building job]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/john-carden-bobbi-black-my-first-year-in-business-10778-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Everyone remembers their first year of business. In our regular feature, independent businesspeople tell how they set up]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-04-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sole trader asset  protection scheme]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/sole-trader-property-protection-scheme-2011-launch-10779-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Business status that protects the personal property of sole-traders is expected to come into force from 2011.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-04-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Get to know mayor for business help]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/getting-ahead-in-business-france-tips-get-to-know-your-mayor-10780-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[If you run a business in France, your mayor can prove a useful work contact. ]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-04-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[New business tax could save money]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/taxe-professionnelle-replacement-small-businesses-benefit-10679-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Small businesses are likely to pay less tax under the new business tax regime that is replacing the taxe professionnelle]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-03-01</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Changes made to auto-entrepreneur]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/changes-auto-entrepreneurs-10678-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[A number of changes to the auto-entrepreneur scheme have come into force.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-03-01</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Auto-entrepeneur insurance issues]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/insurance-problem-autoentrepreneur-builder-10680-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Self-employed builder finds difficulty getting the necessary professional insurance]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-03-01</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Proud of energy saving designs]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/my-first-year-arc-en-ciel-sud-ouest-10681-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Everyone remembers their first year of business. In our regular feature, independent business people tell their story]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-03-01</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Beware trademark registration scam]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/logo-letter-targets-firms-10641-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Business people unfamiliar with French should be wary of demands for money to register trademarks and products.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-02-25</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The ups and downs of running chalets]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/running-a-ski-chalet-business-in-france-10643-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[We ask three chalet owners how the peak winter ski season is looking]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-02-25</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Buying into a fastfood franchise]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/subway-france-franchising-deal-10552-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[American sandwich chain Subway is appealing for managers to open 100 new stores in towns and cities around France]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-02-09</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Q&A: Penalised for non-existent bill]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/urssaf-bill-never-arrived-penalised-rights-10553-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[What are your rights if Urssaf chase you for a bill that never arrived?]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-02-09</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Coping with late Urssaf demands]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/urssaf-late-demands-cashflow-problems-10554-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[High social charges are one of the bugbears of life for the self-employed in France and can cause a cashflow problem]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-02-09</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Employing people to help at home]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/home-employment-hiring-cleaner-handyman-nanny-cheque-emploi-france-10519-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Hire a handyman, cleaner, nanny or teacher at home the legal way by using the Chèque Emploi Service Universel]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-01-22</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Simpler way to get foreign VAT back]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/foreign-overseas-vat-reclaiming-france-tax-10505-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Reclaiming VAT on goods or services bought from another EU country is now to be easier]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-12-29</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Business fairs for expats]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/business-fairs-for-expats-10467-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Amanda Smith's Angel Traders puts English-speaking firms and expats in touch by organising business fairs. ]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-11-24</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[To the rescue of French business]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/to-the-rescue-of-french-business-10468-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The médiateur du crédit was set up to push banks to loan to firms during the credit crunch. Its new director talks to us]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-11-24</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[What to know  about bankruptcy]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/what-to-know-about-bankruptcy-10424-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[By the end of the year 70,000 businesses will have failed in France. There are several stages involved]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-10-29</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Pension rules for  auto-entrepreneurs]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/pension-rules-for-auto-entrepreneurs-10420-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Turnover thresholds have been set for building up pension entitlement through the auto-entrepreneur business scheme]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-10-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Microcredit scheme for businesses]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/microcredit-scheme-business-10651-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Microcredit, an idea designed for the Third World, is catching on in France]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-09-25</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Body gives credit where credit's due]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/body-gives-credit-where-credits-due-10368-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Business been refused a bank loan? The Médiateur du crédit  could help you out]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-09-23</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Protect your home as a sole trader]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/protect-your-home-as-a-sole-trader-10342-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[While plans are in hand to make protecting your assets easier, the current process is a déclaration dinsaisissabilité]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-07-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Starting out as an auto-entrepreneur]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/autoentrepreneur-setting-up-small-business-france-sole-trader-10522-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The auto-entrepreneur scheme is tended to give those thinking of working for themselves an easier way to set up]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-06-25</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[New union for  auto-entrepreneurs]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/new-union-for-auto-entrepreneurs-10332-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Easy-to-join body aims to avoid political overtones]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-06-23</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Networking is key to finding a job]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/networking-is-key-to-finding-a-job-10325-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Finding employment in France depends more on your energy, drive and contacts, not necessarily your level of French.

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		<pubDate>2009-05-27</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How to protect product branding]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/how-to-protect-product-branding-10199-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Your business logos are not safe unless they are properly registered in France and around the world.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-04-03</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Redundancy: the  start not the end]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/redundancy-the-start-not-the-end-10312-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[There is no such thing as an on-the-spot sacking in France. Employers have obligations must offer help finding a new job]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-03-25</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Template letter for unpaid wages]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/template-letter-for-unpaid-wages-10292-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[In our February edition we said the first step to tackle late wages is sending a letter - find a French template here.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-01-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Auto-entrepreneur: Deadline to switch]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/auto-entrepreneur-deadline-to-switch-10282-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Certain small businesses have until March 31 to swap to a new simplified tax and social charges regime.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-12-22</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[URSSAF controls - 50% end in credit]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/urssaf-controls-50-end-in-credit-10255-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Our demystifying guide to the dreaded business audit.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-10-29</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Franchising  a  hand to go solo]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/franchising-a-hand-to-go-solo-10256-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Sally Stone and husband Mervyn founded Les Bon Voisins in 2002. Five years later they have 33 franchisees across France]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-10-29</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[I setup a Channel crossing route]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/i-setup-a-channel-crossing-route-10257-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Every business has a first year and, although Louis Dreyfus Armateurs is 120 years old, it launched its service in 2005.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-10-29</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Specialisation may counter downturn]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/specialisation-may-counter-downturn-10258-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Knowledge of a particular field or shifting your customer base from the UK could help you survive the recession.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-10-29</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Changes to the law could help]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/changes-to-the-law-could-help-10259-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Loi de Modernisation de l'Economie is aimed at making life easier for business.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-10-29</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Auto-entrepreneur simplifying setup]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/auto-entrepreneur-simplifying-setup-10238-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[From 2009 new status brings easier system for social charges and more help for starting your own business in France.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-09-01</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Head teacher at pet school]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/head-teacher-at-pet-school-10216-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Sam Pyke always wanted to work with dogs, so she set up her own business in Paris.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-07-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Join your chamber of commerce]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/join-your-chamber-of-commerce-10217-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Your taxe professionnelle funds them  so why not take advantage says Caen chamber head Jean-Paul Tourvieille.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-07-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Two sisters start two businesses]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/two-sisters-start-two-businesses-10198-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[EVERYONE remembers their first year of business in France. Sisters Suzanne and Karen O'Reilly tell us about theirs.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-07-01</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Our first year in business in France]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/our-first-year-in-business-in-france-10176-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Everyone remembers their first year in business. In a new regular feature, business people tell their stories.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-05-30</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Those who can,  teach... English]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/those-who-can-teach...-english-10165-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Becoming an independent language teacher is a popular step for many English-speakers moving to France.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-04-29</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Having to retrain to work in France]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/having-to-retrain-to-work-in-france-10164-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[IF you are qualified in your chosen profession and move to France you may have to retrain to be able to work legally.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-04-29</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Diver had to take 14-week course]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/diver-had-to-take-14-week-course-10166-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[A BRITISH diving instructor had to take a 14-week course and pay 2,000 to teach in France but says it was a worthwhile ]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-04-29</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Getting started  in teaching]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/getting-started-in-teaching-10167-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Registering yourself as a business or sole trader is crucial if you are going to stay on the right side of the law.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-04-29</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Understanding  work contracts]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/understanding-work-contracts-10087-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Connexion edition: March 2008]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-03-03</pubDate>
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