Retreats: the Galley of Millions of Self-Entrepreneurs

The micro-enterprise regime, which is praised for its simplicity and flexibility, attracts hundreds of thousands of workers every year. But behind the ease of access and the lenient approaches, many self-entrepreneurs find themselves confronted with a much more austere reality: low incomes, weak social protection, and major difficulties in validating pension rights. According to the data published by INSEE in May 2025, a self-entrepreneur receiv…