Auto-entrepreneur profile by Ciel

By Valérie Aston on 8 October 2009 · Viewed 6079 times ·

, software provider for small and medium size °µÍø½ûÇøes and subsidairy of , has recently published a survey carried out on 817 auto-entrepreneurs using their solution . 

This survey confirms that the auto entrepreneur tends to be a 40 year old man providing services. The auto-entrepreneur scheme is a good match for services as these activities tend to require less investments, may not require an office and fit in with the maximum turnover threshold of 32,000 euros per year.

What is very interesting is that 62% of these auto-entrepreneurs started their °µÍø½ûÇø without carrying out a °µÍø½ûÇø plan, a market research or asking for external advice. 55% self financed their new °µÍø½ûÇø with 500 euros or less. So not so surprisingly the issues encountered included finding customer (43%) and calculating their selling price (19%).

Finally the survey confirms that existing auto-entrepreneurs work with a limited number of clients of have a limited number of sales, as 80% of them issued less than 10 invoices per month.

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About the author: Valérie Aston

I've been helping people who want to start or already have a small °µÍø½ûÇø set up in France since 2009. After graduating from a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree, I worked as a senior marketing consultant in the UK and France for various International companies. I worked as a conseillère en création d'entreprises (senior °µÍø½ûÇø advisor) for here in France and run this independent °µÍø½ûÇø on a daily basis.