A New Life in Spain-Starting a business

Starting a new life in Spain means just that and if you are in a stable financial position wen you arrive, the next step in that new life could be starting your own business in Spain. A new start after all is just that and starting a business is one of many peoples dreams(like moving to Spain).
As I have mentioned earlier, the amount of redtape in Spain is unbeleivable, so much so that spaniards have a person who guides them through it all, the gestoria, he or she is worth their weight in gold and will save you time which in business is money.
The general image of expats buying bars is still a common one however the bar market is saturated in many areas of Spain and is very competative. If you move to an area with many expats then there will be a lot of english type bars. If you go to an area where there a fewer brits there will be less bars but make no mistake it is mainly only brits who patronize english bars and not the spanish.Restaurants are also very competative throughout Spain and there are many of them.
Setting up your own business is fairly straightforward but without a good level of spanish it is best left to a gestor. You will need an N.I.E(you also need this to buy a house or a car etc) this is easy to obtain and can be done in person or you can have someone do it for you. I will cover this more later on.
Take your time, look around is there anything missing in your town ie. Calpe is missing a kfc(which can be bought as a franchise). Do you have the skills for example are you a plumber? If so are your qualifications valid in Spain? Corgi gas qualifications mean nothing in Spain. Have you learnt or able to learn new skills? If your skills and qualifications are all up to standard will you get much custom without speaking spanish? If not maybe you could get work in your chosen field with another company while you learn the language. Don't forget many words and phrases could only be relevant to your work and will need to be learned seperately. If for example you are in the building trade, most products here have individual names and the brands are different to the U.K. In most areas even if the bar staff speak english it will be less likely that the staff at the builders merchant will.