Reading time: 2 min reserved for subscribers acclaimed by a large majority of French people, self -employed workers have never had so much trouble causing vocations. In question: a climate of economic and geopolitical uncertainty, which slows down the desires to undertake. Discover our exclusive barometer* on the French and entrepreneurship. Safeguard safeguarded receiving independent workers entrepreneurs, liberal professions, business leaders … whatever the name they are given, they are popular with the French. 85% have a good opinion according to the 5th edition of the “barometer of the self -employed” Odoxa for Assurances and Capital Bee*. But, because there is always one but, the French are fewer and fewer to want to create or take back a business. 18% in 2025 against 28% in 2017. “International tensions, political instability and economic uncertainties create an anxiety -provoking climate: 6 out of 10 French and 1 in 2 entrepreneur say they are indeed worried about the future and their personal situation”, underlines Christian de Boissieu, Director General of Iard and Health Bee. Optimistic that the average of the French, entrepreneurs are not hiding behind their little finger. In this barometer, they recognize that times are hard. “They run after money and new customers. Before getting started, they knew that they should prospect a lot, but probably did not anticipate that it would be so hard,” said Gaël Sliman, co -founder and president of Odoxa. Fortunately, entrepreneurs have not started to become millionaires! Do the French want to undertake? Mounting your box always seduces almost one in five French people but is much less dreaming. Minus 10 points (or almost 40%). In question? The fear of the next day with the very degraded political-economic situation of the country. The top 5 motivations to put itself on its own account the total is greater than 100, because several responses could be chosen. Before everything, it is the desire for independence and the desire to exercise a profession that “fascinates” them that dictated their choice to get started. Fortunately, this is not for the lure of gain in view of their income. This concerns entrepreneurs for the future increasing their turnover is always their priority n ° 1 for the future but now, economic and political instability also becomes a major problem for them. There are three times more likely to mention the subject than 8 years ago. The item “increased additional costs” is increasing at 13 points. Read also: Auto-entrepreneurs: Electronic invoicing, soon compulsory, will cost you dearly artificial intelligence? Not even afraid! © Capital more pragmatic than employees! For entrepreneurs, artificial intelligence will eventually stand out, no need to cry over your fate. You might as well seize it as quickly as possible. Read also: Entrepreneurship: Why are the French so many to get started? What is the monthly net income of the home of an entrepreneur? By earning less than 1,500 euros per month, 17% of entrepreneurs are “poor” in view of the INSEE cutouts. A proportion three higher than in executives (6%) to whom they mostly resemble sociology and diploma level. To read also: Stéphanie Delestre: “Entrepreneurship is to move forward on a bridge without knowing where he leads” lack of anticipation for their retirement © Capital Despite their status, the self -employed are no more concerned with their retirement than employees who, themselves, benefit from a more advantageous distribution system. Read also: Can I be an employee and self-employed at the same time? Not the means to be sick! 65% of the self-employed had a loss of turnover during their stop: 21% compensated by their savings, 17% by the social security of the self-employed, 22% by their key human insurance; 25% remained the beak in the water. Read also: Corporate creation: Discover the winners of the Grand Prix envi of the self -employed 51% of entrepreneurs say they are confident in the future (against only 38% of French people) 60% of them are looking for more customers to read also: Create an EIRL: how and why? The robot portrait of an independent © Capital Entrepreneurs are not a “spontaneous generation”. They were almost all employees. They are almost twice as many (41% vs 24%) to be passed through VSEs/SMEs with less than 50 employees rather than large companies. Methodology of our survey *Online survey from February 26 to March 13, 2025 among 1,005 French representatives of the population aged 18 and over, of 521 people wishing to create or take back a business, and 312 business leaders. EURL, SARL, SCI, AUTO-ENTREPRISE … Entrepreneurs, our service to quickly and simply create your company receive our latest employment, management, rights, every week the news of your career. (tagstotranslate) Entrepreneur
Are the French ready for entrepreneurship?
