[Major_Grooves]

yes, they do well.

However, I think they would do better by making the business registration process more accessible to outsiders.

[quonn]

It would be nice and I'll fully support it. But I think those outside founders would benefit more than Germany would benefit from them. For those who actually want to create roots in the country, create jobs, generate taxable income - well, for those the incorporation will be a very small roadblock. Tiny compared to everything else.

[nibbleshifter]

I simply took my (sustainable, profitable) business to Ireland after getting sick of dealing with German nonsense.

The value prop to me of being in Germany was entirely negated by the hostile environment towards getting anything done that wasn't paperwork.

[quonn]

I‘ve been running my company in Germany for years and do absolutely zero paper work. Zero. As I said, I spent a few hours to incorporate and we pay external services to do the work to keep it running (taxes, insurances). And I refuse to believe that you don‘t have to file taxes in other countries, sorry. It‘s just ridiculous.