François Bayrou arranged a meeting with SME leaders this Monday in Sophia-Antipolis. It was an opportunity for the MoDem candidate in the upcoming presidential election to present his program for the business world.
On Monday, François Bayrou conducted a charm offensive targeting the business world, at Sophia Antipolis. The MoDem candidate for the next presidential election met with a hundred SME leaders and small business entrepreneurs to present his program. With a novelty: his desire to see large French corporations support the growth of small businesses.
A large enterprise-SME network
“A protective wing,” is how François Bayrou envisions large corporations in his program: “There should be a network within a large national strategy where the big groups take under their protective wing a certain number of small and medium enterprises.” SMEs, which have the capacity for innovation, could access a network of patents, manufacturing processes, or logistics they cannot discover on their own, he explains. This process could be encouraged by implementing tax advantages when a large company creates an investment structure towards small businesses or takes a stake in such a structure. The goal is to revive growth through “producing French.”
Francois Bayrou supports “social experiments”
This wish is accompanied by a range of proposals that could profoundly change the business world. François Bayrou supports “social experiments within certain sectors.” Using the example of the digital sector, he suggests that the relevant stakeholders define “the rules of law.” However, these experiments will remain “under the control of the state.” Additionally, various types of employment contracts should be consolidated into one. François Bayrou today expressed support for the creation of “a single employment contract.” This contract, resembling a CDI (Permanent Contract), could be terminated “with compensation predetermined.” These proposals will be accompanied by “stability and simplicity” in “fiscal, social, and legal matters” to not hinder growth.
