However the accompaniment is a success factor

They are more than 200,000, are regularly the subject of economic reports and remain still unknown. Who are The self! A true phenomenon, studies and surveys are beginning to want to analyze. The latest survey by date, by sky, software to contractor, provides elements of a response to several questions.

Who is the contractor

If the profile type for the contractor is quite close to the classic creator, it is however more men, more graduate and exercise more in services. Indeed, he is a man of 77 while the rate is about 70 for the classical establishment. Its average age 40 years.

The contractor is relatively a graduate (52 have maximum bac levels). However, it is more qualified than the classic creator (45 are a level CAP - BEP or self-directed). However, the self are rather experienced. More than 60 of them have more than 10 years of professional experience (of which 32 have more than 20 years of experience).

About one-third (28) are self employed at the establishment of their activity are more once become self. Half (49) people who were in search of employment when getting, say not be research once become self. The challenge for most therefore make their activity developed under this status a main activity. Finally, 60 of the respondents have not created their activity if this plan had not existed.

What activity

More than 2/3 exercise an activity dedicated to services, 20 more than in classic creation. 13 have a sales activity. This new system is perfectly suited to this type of service activity, requiring little investment, step of commercial premises, compatible with the ceilings of CA

Why this status

The new regime contractor seduced by its simplicity and low risk of commitment to the contractor. Indeed, the simplicity of the scheme is one of the first elements of motivation to become a contractor, both in terms of approaches to achieve (81) on tax simplicity (73). Moreover, limited risk-taking (conservation of employee status, test of its activity) appears to also be a factor of choice for this scheme.

What formula

62 of the self launch without prior study of their activity (business plan, market research, etc.)! They based their trust on their experience and their instinct. Data which may indicate difficulties in adequacy with the Dornbusch For the start of the activity, 55 of the self have invested less than 500, almost exclusively by personal contribution (87 of respondents). This can be explained by activities highly oriented service requiring no large investments. But this low level of original investment can also augurer financial difficulties to develop the activity.

What result

The time elapsed between the registration to the scheme and the commercial start of activity (exploration/sale) is very fast with 83 within 3 months. In view of the low average number of monthly invoices (80 are less than 10 invoices per month), the self are working with a limited number of clients and/or realize little sale.

What difficulties

Their main challenge: finding customers. Indeed, 43 report having problems in the constitution and the development of their clients. In addition, 19 find it difficult to establish their rates. This being explained by the absence of prior preparation and a lack of "commercial fibre.

What is the future

Entrepreneurship-auto is not seen as an activity at a discount! Only 32 of the self want to use this scheme to supplement their incomes. The other two-thirds want to live their new activity. In contrast, 72 are planning to stay self in a year and have little or no ambition to develop, 18 wishing to pass to the upper stage in transforming their activity in classical status. The transition to a more important activity is therefore not for the time being a priority. But they are in their early stages...

What developments requested for this new regime

Nearly 1/3 of self (31) want to have an intra-Community VAT number in order to exercise their activity abroad (export) or conduct their purchases with foreign suppliers (import).

Last data: 48 of the self took no Council (Chamber of commerce, chartered accountant, etc.) before entering. However, the accompaniment is a success factor. And entrepreneurship auto should not make exception...