[fxtentacle]

Go with Germany. Ask the local IHK and equivalents of WTSH to introduce "de minimis" grants and partnership opportunities to you. The tax gifts and free introductions will be worth much more than the slight inconvenience of having to pay €80 and spending an evening to visit the notary office.

I've been running mid sized privately owned companies in Germany for 13 years now. It was a learning curve, but by now I fully understand why there's so much "Mittelstand" where other countries just have a glaring hole between rich and poor.

In my opinion, the only true alternative better than Germany is to incorporate in the US for easier access to their market. But with Stripe and SaaS, almost nobody cares. It's all credit cards on the web anyway.

[jpdpeters]

Thank you!

[fxtentacle]

Forgot one thing: "go-inno" is the Google keyword for vouchers where the government pays for an independent consulting company to advise you on which government grants you can apply to. If you incorporate shortly after university, the go-inno consultants can even sign you up for EXIST, which will pay your living expenses for 1-3 years.