What we do

As a point of entry into the Austin and Paris markets, « La French Connexion » offers connections and business development services for French companies targeting Austin’s economic and innovation ecosystem and American corporations interested in doing business in Paris and France. « La French Connexion » provides services such as setting up learning expeditions with tailor made agendas, designing concepts and organizing premium events, as well as initiating and developing business long term projects.

Learning expedition and tailor made agenda

Provides tailored information and key data on France and Texas environments
Helps formulate your needs and identify opportunities based on a thorough market knowledge
Create a perfect first experience in Texas or France with a custom-made agenda giving you access to personalized information and connecting you with the right people according to your goals and requests

Concept and event project

Creates imaginative concepts for premium events and impactful experiences
Manages your project and generates opportunities in order for you to expand your image, brand awareness and business in the US or France
Follows every aspect of a project until its completion, from strategy to production, including content and editorial management.
Handles all logistics issues

Project business development

Identifies and puts you in touch with potential partners.
Initiate the connection and will set-up an introduction meeting or conference call
Handle the follow-up and help build the relationship by generating ideas of potential synergies and business opportunities through common projects
Helps you set-up a strategy with a detailed action plan and anticipate potential difficulties
Provides regular reports and feedbacks

Austin (TX)

Home of the world-renowned SxSW « South by South West », Austin is a strategic place from which to do business and to launch or expand your US operations.

« The new Silicon Hills »

Austin was ranked #1 in « America’s Next Boom Towns » by Forbes Magazine along with 3 other Texas cities (San Antonio, Houston, Dallas)
Midway between the East Coast and the West Coast, Austin occupies a strategic geographic position (1 hour of time difference with the East Coast, 2 hours of time difference with the West Coast, 3 hours 40 flight from NYC and SF, 3h flight from Miami and LA)
Called« Silicon Hills », Austin is a hub for advanced technology. Thousands of students graduate each year in computer science or engineering from the University of Texas in Austin, providing a highly-skilled workforce
Ranked #1 best place to start a business (Chief Executive Magazine: Texas #1 for 12th year in a row)
Texas is the 2nd best state tax rate system for entrepreneurship and small businesses with no corporate income tax and no individual income tax in Texas
Austin was named #1 place to live in the US and #1 place for startups in the US
« World Capital of Live Music » Austin is a creative ecosystem and a magnet for Generation X and Millennials
Texas is the 10th largest Economy in the world with $1.65 trillion
Dell is originally from Austin, and Motoralla, Texas Instrument, IBM are in Austin for recent decades
Google, Facebook, Paypal, Dropbox, and Amazon have all increased their presence in Austin in the last 2 years
11th largest city in the United States, Austin has a booming population of around million people. The city welcomes an average of 150 new citizens a day from all over the world
Austin has a dense students population with the University of Austin, well-known for high technology, software and hardware, labs, and arts/fashion (…), and the
St-Edward’s University, specialized in French classes with a sister town in France, Angers
Unemployement is still at 3%, even if the population has largely grow-up in the last 2 years and is still continuing to welcome American citizens and international businesses
Austin is the home of major international events: SXSW, ACL Music Festival, Fusebox, Austin Film Festival, Austin Wine and Food Festival, Formula 1 and Moto GP Grand Prix

Paris (FR)

Home of the world-renowned city of lifestyle.
Paris is a strategic place from which to do business and to launch or expand your FR operations.

Paris was ranked third in 2017, as the most attractive city for businesses after London and New York, leapfrogging Shanghai, and ahead of Berlin in eighth. Paris also remained third for overall image, after New York and London (Global Cities Investment Monitor)
« Paris Innovation Award », Capital of Europe the most innovative, honored by the European Commission
« The world’s leading city for hosting international congresses » for the second consecutive year (the International Congress and Convention Association – ICCA)
« Ile-de-France » is the First Tech Hub in Europe
« Paris Convention Center » opened in November 2017, the biggest Convention Center of Europe
Paris is the home of Station F, the biggest startup campus of the world
Around 3,000 startups in the Paris region are working on solutions for the future
Paris is the first city in the world to host a tourism-focused startup incubator, the “Welcome City Lab”. The region’s 8 competitive clusters involving businesses, universities, schools and research centers provide fertile ground for innovative projects
« The Paris Region Starter Pack » : a financial solution for international companies in Ile-de-France
« Innov’up Proto » : support for prototype development opens up to foreign start-ups
« Artificial Intelligence 2018 Paris Region » : the first international Challenge for start-ups launched by the Region and endowed with one million euros
Paris, a legendary city, has inspired artists, photographers, musicians, and style throughout the ages
Capital city of culture, fashion, art and design, gastronomy, and the luxury sectors
« The City of Lights » is the 3rd most popular tourist destination in the world and will host the Olympic Games in 2024
15 cultural venues receive more than a million visitors
82 Michelin-starred restaurants for fine food lovers, including 9 with three-star status in 2014
Paris, a city with a strong green ethos, hosted the United Nations conference on climate change (COP 21) in 2015
Located at the heart of Europe, Paris is easy to get to, with 2 international airports
Paris is also an open door to on the rest of the country and cities like Bordeaux, Montpellier, Marseille, Lyon, Tour, Dijon, Strasbourg, Nantes, Rennes and Lille, dynamic cities in terms of economic development related to technology and innovation
Paris is the home of major International events: VIVA TECHNOLOGY 2018, Rider Cup in 2018, World’s Cup 2018, Cardiology Congress in 2019, Olympic Games in 2024, International Nutritional Forum and Universal Exhibit in 2025

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What we do

Austin (TX)

Paris (FR)

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