Ahead of Brexit, Paris Tries a Business Makeover

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"When you grow up in France, none of the heroes you learn about are entrepreneurs. When someone gets rich in France, people immediately ask, 'What did he do to make this money? He must be a nasty person.'"

BRIGITTE GRANVILLE, a professor at Queen Mary University of London who was raised in France, on the shift in the country's mentality toward business as it tries to take advantage of Britain's exit from the European Union.

Ahead of Brexit, Paris Tries a Business Makeover By DAVID SEGAL Hoping to woo companies that will move employees from London, leaders in Paris are trying to replace red tape with a red carpet.