Why is international expansion strategic for companies as part of their growth?
Internationalization is a major strategic lever for French companies seeking to boost their growth and strengthen their competitiveness. According to a Bpifrance Le Lab survey, 26% of French SMEs plan to export in 2025 — a three-point increase compared to 2024.
Exporting companies benefit from several advantages:
- Market diversification: By expanding into different markets, companies reduce their dependence on the domestic market and mitigate the risks associated with local economic fluctuations.
- Access to new opportunities: Exporting allows companies to reach a broader customer base and meet specific demands not currently addressed in their home market.
- Innovation stimulation: Exposure to diverse international environments drives companies to innovate in order to meet local expectations and differentiate themselves from competitors.
However, internationalization also presents challenges. 42% of companies planning to export in 2025 express concerns about geopolitical tensions, growing international competition, and stricter trade policies.
To succeed internationally, companies must:
- Conduct in-depth analyses of target markets to understand local specificities and adapt their offerings accordingly,
- Implement a structured export strategy that accounts for logistical, regulatory, and cultural factors,
- Rely on local partners to ease market entry and benefit from deep, on-the-ground knowledge.
In summary, while complex, internationalization offers substantial opportunities for French companies ready to meet the challenge and seize what the global market has to offer.
Source : https://lelab.bpifrance.fr/enquetes/26-des-pme-francaises-visent-l-export-en-2025
France 2030, a springboard for internationalization: what is it, and who is it for?
France 2030 is an ambitious investment plan launched by the French government in October 2021, endowed with a €54 billion budget over five years. Its main goal is to transform key sectors of the French economy through technological and industrial innovation, positioning France as a global leader in the future.
As a France 2030 program laureate, your company can benefit from a 30-month support package, covering up to 50% of expenses, capped at €100,000 in eligible export costs — or €50,000 in financial support.
This initiative is built around ten major objectives across three core pillars:
- Producing better: For example, developing small nuclear reactors, becoming a global leader in green hydrogen, decarbonizing industry, manufacturing electric and hybrid vehicles, and designing the first low-carbon aircraft.
- Living better: Investing in healthy and sustainable food, producing biopharmaceuticals to treat chronic diseases, and enhancing cultural and creative content production.
- Understanding better: Investing in space exploration via reusable mini-launchers and researching ocean floors to better understand life on Earth.
France 2030 is aimed at a broad range of stakeholders, including:
- Industrial and tech companies: To support innovation and competitiveness in strategic sectors.
- Startups and emerging players: 50% of funding is reserved for innovative newcomers.
- Research and development sectors: To foster scientific and technological progress.
- Local authorities: To roll out innovative projects at the regional level.
This plan addresses today’s major challenges — environmental, technological, and societal — by betting on innovation and collaboration among key French players.
It emphasizes the international growth of French businesses by financing part of their export-related expenses.
More nformation on : https://www.gouvernement.fr/france-2030
Globallians’ expertise: solid support to ensure the success of your internationalization project
Globallians is the leading international network of country experts dedicated to supporting companies in their international development.
With more than 500 multicultural team members across 75+ countries, Globallians has provided local and sector-specific expertise for over 25 years to help businesses expand into foreign markets.
This approach offers companies tailor-made support, whether for market studies, finding business partners, outsourced business development, subsidiary creation, international recruitment, employer of record solutions, mergers and acquisitions, or sourcing and procurement management.
Globallians’ core values are excellence, commitment, quality, transparency, and respect. These principles guide the network’s actions to ensure high-level support for its clients.
Globallians works with strategic partners such as Capital Export, an independent investment fund dedicated to internationally ambitious French companies, and BPCE, France’s second-largest banking group. These partnerships enhance Globallians’ ability to deliver comprehensive, customized solutions for every company’s needs.
With over 10,500 clients successfully supported internationally and more than 1,300 projects managed each year, Globallians members hold all the necessary accreditations and references from key Team France Export stakeholders (Bpifrance Assurance Export, Business France, etc.).
This recognition underscores the quality and efficiency of the services delivered by the network.
In short, Globallians stands out as the partner of choice within the France 2030 framework for companies aiming to expand or establish operations internationally, providing them with tailored support and valuable local expertise.
Would you like to combine the funding offered by France 2030 with support from Globallians to ensure your international development is a success?
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