. But how does business creation work in Lyon ? What assistance is available and what steps must be taken? At Indy, we have put together a small practical guide 2025 for you to create your Lyon business with complete peace of mind!Summary
The first step to creating a business in Lyon is to choose a legal status (sole proprietorship or company);
The legal status impacts the complexity and cost of the steps to create a business;
Since January 1, 2023, all registration procedures must be carried facebook data out directly online, on the INPI portal ;
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What legal status for your Lyon business?
Choosing the legal status is the first mandatory step in creating your business. First of all, it is possible to choose between several types of structures: individual companies, civil or commercial companies, etc. For example:
A self-employed business;
A sole proprietorship
A company (SAS, SASU, SARL, EURL, SEL, etc.).
Find, in this summary table , the different possible legal statuses and their particularities:
Legal status 
Composition 
Special feature 
For whom?Self-employed
= Individual business under the micro-fiscal and micro-social regime 1 individual entrepreneur Accounting obligations are simplified
Turnover threshold: €77,700 (micro-BNC) and €188,700 (micro-BIC) For independents who are starting out in entrepreneurship
EI
= Sole Proprietorship 1 individual entrepreneur Classic accounting obligations , sometimes simplified
No turnover ceilings For entrepreneurs
with projects likely to quickly exceed
the micro-scheme thresholds
EURL
= Single-person limited liability company Manager /
sole partner Complex accounting obligations :
– Maintaining accounts (tax return)
– Publishing annual accounts (balance sheet and income statement)
– Opening a professional account
, etc. (may vary depending on the company chosen) For small “family” structures that want simple management,
with clear rules
and a secure legal framework
SARL
= Limited Liability Company Manager /
2 to 100 partners
SASU
= Single-member simplified joint-stock company President /
sole partner For entrepreneurs looking for flexibility,
looking for investors,
aiming for rapid growth
SAS
= Simplified joint stock company President /
at least 2 partners (unlimited number)
Are you a regulated liberal profession ? Then you can create a SEL, Société d'exercice libéral . There are several: SELARL, SELARLU, SELAS, SELASU, etc. They have all been designed based on the operation of classic commercial companies and specially adapted for liberal professions.
The steps to creating a business in Lyon
Offices in old Lyon, open space at the top of the Part-Dieu tower, renting premises near Confluence or working from your home in Croix-Rousse… you have the choice as to your place of activity following your business creation! But before you can start working, you will have to complete a few mandatory steps .
