France

Why Doing Business in France?
Why Doing Business in France? France is an attractive choice for foreign investment offering a skilled workforce, modern infrastructure and a superb location for trading with the rest of the European Union. Taking advantage of these benefits, however, requires businesses to understand and work within the uniqueness of French business and social culture.
IBA Global’s Doing Business in France cultural awareness courses are ideal for professionals and teams who need to build more successful business relationships with French colleagues, partners and clients. A Doing Business in France course will provide you with the tools to maximise the competitive advantage of doing business in France through a mixture of in-depth background information and hands-on practical tips and solutions.
Benefits
IBA Global’s Doing Business in France courses will provide you with:
- A clear understanding of the key drivers that motivate French business counterparts
- Greater awareness of French business etiquette and culture
- Key tips to ensure successful business relations with your French colleagues and clients
- Practical strategies for doing business more effectively with French counterparts
- Better understanding of the potential business challenges and solutions involved in
- establishing or doing business in France
Who should attend
An IBA Global Doing Business in France course will be of benefit to you if you are:
- Considering doing business in France
- Establishing partnerships with French business counterparts
- Experiencing the challenges of doing business in France
- Employing French nationals within your business organisation
Course Content
All of our Doing Business in France training courses are designed to meet the specific needs of our clients depending on their particular requirements and existing skills set.
A Doing Business in France course typically includes:
- French culture: history, religion, beliefs and customs
- French business culture and attitudes in the workplace
- Management and working styles for doing business in France
- French communication styles when doing business
- Challenges and practical solutions for doing business in France
Approach
Doing Business in France courses are available seven days a week, 365 days a year, either at one of our training centres or at your offices in any location worldwide. We usually recommend a one or two day course but can also offer a more flexible format to suit your schedule.
Suitably tailored materials will be used throughout your course and your trainer will provide a balance of structured input and discussion of case studies and scenarios relevant to your own particular context.
The most appropriate training format, content and approach for your Doing Business in France course will be discussed during your diagnostic consultancy.
Doing Business in France Course Trainer
Your Doing Business in France trainer will be assigned to you following the results of your diagnostic consultancy according to your objectives and areas of focus.

