Hello. My name is Maxine. I have been trying to get some advice on starting a business
I have seen two "solicitor/advisers" who offer a free consultation but when I meet they both said they dont know about my type of business and want to charge me between 60 - 135 euros to find out!
My business is simply going to be a care agency for the elderly. I have done this all my life and run a successful business in the UK for the last 14 years which I have now sold to a partner.
I love Spain and want to move here - but I dont want to work for anyone else and I believe from my market research that a good care agency should do well.
BUT trying to get information to get this set up legally is proving to be a challenge. I have scoured the internet but sources are limited.
If anyone could help me on whats required I would be really grateful
I own and run my own business's in England, I wouldn't dare to give you advice on your type of set up, but I would think that the very first thing you should do is find out if their are any care agency's in Spain, if their are none that must be the reason to no information, or you might have to admit defeat that no one wants them.
On the face of it sounds to me to be a very good idea, after all plenty of British people in Spain are getting old and staying put and no doubt would like that little bit of extra care now and again or maybe full time. I myself have often wondered about the care situation in Spain as opposed to England.
I am sure you don't need reminding of the hundreds of "Experts" around who will take your money for next to no advice while telling you something you already knew, or not in accordance to your business.
Your business surely is no different then any other legal business in Spain, you set up shop, you get customers, you charge them, you pay taxes, cant you just go to any reputable solicitor and ask "How do I go about starting a business being self-employed in Spain" don't mention what you intend to do unless you have to. You know many of the rules and reg's required by doing this work in the UK, and most likely Spain will come up with another thousand or so more, which you could just sort out as and when you go along.
Of course their is another way, have a word about and see if someone tells you, or knows of someone else who is in need of your type of care, see if they want you, do it without telling anyone (Authorities) for a while, maybe build up a customer care base, see if it will happen successfully, then go through the legalities afterwards... if you want to, then perhaps if it didn't work out you wont have lost to much.
Sounds a good business idea to me, hope it works, and I wish you well.