Assigned Task:

● Edit the presentation with the information below. Add niyo lang ng pictures na
fitting. Follow Mikey’s instructions: 32 font size.
● Heleina - 1. France
● Trisha - 2. France in the New Normal to 2.3.4.
● Laurence - 2.4 How did SMEs adapt to the pandemic?

Outline Purpose
This will be a guide for the creation of the presentation for Tuesday.

1. France
1.1. France Introduction
1.1.1. Economic Status of France
1.1.1.1. Third largest economy in Europe
1.1.1.1.1. Service sector produces 78.8% of the GDP
1.1.1.1.2. Industrial sector produces 19.5% of the GDP
1.1.1.1.3. Primary sector produces 1.7% of the GDP
1.1.2. Businesses in France
1.1.2.1. Production of luxury items
1.1.2.1.1. Louis Vitton, Moet Hennessey [HVMH], Balenci, Gucci,
and etc.
1.1.2.2. Agriculture
1.1.3. Entrepreneurship in France
1.1.3.1. France is the leading business creator in Europe.
1.1.3.1.1. France saw a record number of 691,000 start-ups in 2018.
It takes only 3.5 days to create a business in France
1.1.3.1.2. The French “entrepreneurial intentions” rate is one of the
highest in Europe. In 2018, 50% of 18-24 year olds stated
that they wanted to set up a company.
1.1.3.2. Approximately 4 million SME’s
1.1.3.3. Responsible for France’s 9% GDP
1.1.3.4. 99% of French businesses are SMEs
2. France in the New Normal
2.1. Challenges of the Businesses
2.1.1. Government restrictions & regulations
2.1.2. Less customers
2.1.3. Shutting down of businesses
2.2. How did the French Government adapt to the pandemic?
2.2.1. How did they help the SMEs?
2.2.1.1. Financial support to businesses that were affected by the
lockdowns
2.2.1.1.1. 15 billion euro package to support businesses and
unemployed workers during the first lockdown
 2.2.1.1.2. Aid equal to 20% to the business’ 2019 turnover or 10000
euros, depending on the option that is more favourable for
them
2.3. What are the regulations that the government placed?
2.3.1. French Labor Code Article L. 4122-1 (safety of staffs and workers)
2.3.1.1. Workers should work at home as possible
2.3.1.2. Frontier workers can cross borders if needed (which needs
authorization)
2.3.1.3. If the worker is not able to go to work due to preventative reasons,
the salary will be maintained.
2.3.2. Restrictions
2.3.3. Shops selling essential goods and services may open, as may
bookshops, record stores, DIY shops, florists and garden centres,
hairdressers, cobblers, chocolate shops, car sellers and estate agents.
2.3.4. Bars, restaurants, cinemas, theatres, museums and gyms remain closed.

2.4. How did SMEs adapt to the pandemic?

2.4.1. Online presence
2.4.1.1. Google France launched My Online Shopfront to help businesses
adapt to online marketing
2.4.1.2. French Government allowed 500 euro grant to small businesses to
adapt to digital commerce
2.4.1.3. In-store experience at home :
2.4.1.3.1. Madura offers personalized guidance through video
conference applications, giving advice based on the
customer’s room.
2.4.1.3.2. Optic 2000 offers in-house service (optician goes into the
house of customer) and a virtual dressing room for
customers to try frames.
2.4.2. Shifting production
2.4.2.1. Kering, the parent company of fashion houses Yves Saint Laurent,
Gucci and Balenciaga, focused on making surgical face masks.
2.4.2.2. LVMH shifted from making perfumes to making hand sanitizers.