Articles balisés ‘Bpifrance’
African Tech: What Assets to Attract French Investors and Entrepreneurs?
With a young and dynamic population, and sectors ranging from fintech to precision agriculture, the African continent is positioning itself as a land of innovation and growth.
Lire la suiteBpifrance 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.
Lire la suiteBpifrance’s Green Guarantee: Essential Support for Businesses’ Ecological Transition
Bpifrance launches the Green Guarentee to support companies in their ecological transition. This innovative scheme, covering up to 80% of financing, is part of the Climate Plan and supports sustainable projects on the road to a low-carbon economy.
Lire la suiteBpifrance and its partners launch Nuclear Accelerator (Accélérateur nucléaire): A unique opportunity to support SMEs and Mid-caps growth in this sector
Bpifrance, in partnership with other players in the sector, has launched the Accélérateur Nucléaire to support 30 SMEs and ETIs in the nuclear sector. This 18-month programme offers personalised support, specialised training and networking opportunities to help companies grow and remain competitive in a rapidly changing international environment.
Lire la suiteExport Academy: Going abroad? Be prepared!
The Export Academy, launched in September 2023, offers a training platform to help French companies expand internationally. The programme includes training on export strategies and support measures to boost business competitiveness on global markets, with the aim of training 50,000 businesses in five years.
Lire la suiteIn search of inspiration: Bpifrance analyses the constant and multi-faceted quest of French SME and ETI executives in that field.
A study by Bpifrance shows that SME and ETI managers in France spend little time looking for inspiration, although they would like to spend more. They prefer face-to-face interaction and professional events to get new ideas, while using reading and social networks to keep abreast of market trends and challenges.
Lire la suiteWhy Kenya Is Drawing A New Generation Of French Companies And Entrepreneurs
The East African country has much to offer in terms of investment and business opportunities thanks to several dynamic sectors and innovative local corporate ecosystems. For French companies and entrepreneurs looking to do business in Kenya, it’s a matter of getting informed — and then taking the leap!
Lire la suiteJour E: Towards Circular Reindustrialization
Paul-François Fournier, the Executive Director of Innovation at Bpifrance, hosted a conference on April 4th during Jour E about circular reindustrialization. Eléonore Blondeau, a circular industry expert and co-founder of CSI France, and Christian Bruere, president of Mob-ion, spoke at the event.
Lire la suiteReindustrializing France: an ambitious project supported by Bpifrance
Re-industrializing France is an ambition shared by Bpifrance, which deploys considerable resources to transform and energize the French industrial sector. By supporting a wide range of projects, from mega-factories to innovative start-ups, and by accompanying SMEs and ETIs towards a sustainable transformation, Bpifrance is positioning itself as a key player in this new industrial dynamic. France can look forward to becoming a major industrial country once again, thanks to collective mobilization and strategic initiatives rooted in the regions.
Lire la suiteInvestEU’s Industrial Loan
Bpifrance launched in March 2024 its Industrial Loan under the InvestEU Guarantee deployed by the European Commission to support the reindustrialization of France through Innovation.
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