Books About France

A title for all those people who dream of starting or buying and running a business in France but don't know where to begin. It gives all the information and advice needed on the practicalities and legalities of setting up or buying a business and explores the possibilities for running businesses such as guest-houses, shops and farms as well as the potential for setting yourself up as a professional craftsman.

André was born in Ghent Belgium, but grew up in the UK and went to university in Cambridge, where he studied Indian languages and linguistics. After university his first job was teaching English to the Iranian army in Isfahan; subsequently he taught English in Germany and at a Zen temple and local high schools in Japan. He has also picked fruit in France, been a cook in Belgium and worked in a data processing office in Cologne, Germany. Since 2003 André has been a full-time translator from Dutch, French and German into English, concentrating on legal translation. He makes regular trips to Belgium and France to do research and to keep up with the latest developments in legislation and the world of business.