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Call for projects « Supporting the decarbonisation of the French maritime sector
This call for projects, open from 17 September 2024 to 14 October 2025, aims to support the French maritime industry in its drive towards effective decarbonisation.
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Entrepreneurship in neighborhoods
Bpifrance’s ‘Entrepreneuriat Quartiers 2030’ programme is designed to support entrepreneurs in the Priority Urban Neighbourhoods. The Entrepreneuriat Quartiers 2030 programme aimed at detecting and preparing 500,000 project initiators and at advising & financing 100,000 company creators in priority urban neighbourhoods by 2027.
It offers various schemes such as CitésLabs, Bus de l’entrepreneuriat and Carrefours de l’entrepreneuriat to provide tailored, local assistance.
Launched in January 2019, the ‘Entrepreneuriat Quartiers 2030’ programme is mobilising a budget of €456 million for 3 years, financed by the French government and Caisse des Dépôts via the “Banque des Territoires “
Bpifrance acquires a stake in Yousign to accelerate growth of the sovereign European electronic signature platform
Electronic signatures are today an essential tool for European businesses, facilitating and securing their cross-border transactions. Yousign, one of the European leaders in electronic signature, welcomes Bpifrance through its Digital Venture fund to its capital to support the deployment of a sovereign European electronic signature platform that meets the strictest compliance and security requirements.
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Women’s entrepreneurship: what is the situation in 2024 ?
According to the 4th edition of the French entrepreneurial index conducted by OpinionWay, 3 out of 10 French women are engaged in entrepreneurial activities in 2024.
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Call to projects : France continues to invest in Deeptech
The French government and Bpifrance are supporting new universitary research in the Deeptech field.
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The French success story fueled by European subsidies
Bpifrance’s new advertising campaign calls for conversations around European subsidies and programs aimed at supporting entrepreneurs. Big Media talks with Jean-Baptiste Lucas, CEO of McPhy, which has benefited from such subsidies. McPhy, a specialist in hydrogen production and distribution equipment, is emerging as a major player in the worldwide deployment of this clean energy.…
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“La French Tech” turns 10: Take look back on 4 entrepreneurial success stories
In 2023, “La French Tech” counts 25,000 start-ups in its community, almost 30 unicorns, and an accelerating growth in sales and capital raising. To mark its tenth anniversary, here’s a glimpse at four of its greatest successes.
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Bpifrance celebrates Big’s 9th edition
This year again, Bpifrance held Europe’s largest business gathering. The 9th edition of Big on October 5th at the Paris Accor Arena. Top speakers, conferences, Networking sessions… Here are a few highlights of this exciting day and its thousands of participants.
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Another year of cooperations and signatures for the French public Bank for entrepreneurs
2023 marks another year of international cooperation and partnerships for Bpifrance all in favor of facilitating entrepreneurship.
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Semiconductors: The key to France’s industrial sovereignty?
The global race to produce semiconductors is on, as demand for these materials keeps rising in our increasingly digital society. France, in particular, is well positioned to become one of the leading players in the industry, with several innovative actors at the forefront.
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