[2838383838]

lmao

you have never tried to start a business in europe

pro tip you better have family in high places

[amarant]

Hi I'm from Europe and I'm about to start my second business. I don't have friends in high places, and the process is entirely online and takes about an hour to complete followed by 1-5 weeks of waiting for tax approval etc.

Pro tip: most American anti-Europe propaganda is propaganda.

[2838383838]

I do work in a bureaucracy heavy activity in Europe, and without my friends in high places I'd be shut down. I've had wait times for bureaucracy cut from 2 years to 2 weeks, licenses given after a dinner when official processes were denied, etc. I've never had these problems when trying to start the American branch. Competition yes, having to wine and dine local politicians nephews no

[ascorbic]

Almost like Europe isn't one entity with a single set of regulations. Germany is not Estonia

[msm_]

What? I, and several of my friends, have absolutely started a business. Maybe things are different in some countries (for example, parts of Eastern Europe), but that's not true in general. Europe is big.

[basisword]

Depends on the country but in most you can do it online in 5 minutes at almost no cost.