Global bloggers bootstrap guide

I have started businesses in more than a few places now and I was thinking it would be really cool to have an unofficial bloggers guide to the legalities of starting a business in various places around the world.

Current country guides:

• Denmark
• Panama
• Argentina

I think would be great if other entrepreneurial bloggers wrote a quick no nonsense guide to starting a business in their part of the world. This could be your country or in the US your state as well.

Seriously no matter where you are in the world, I think people would be really interested in finding out how things work in your country.

Once you have posted your guide on your blog comment below or do a trackback and I will link to it here in as an unofficial bloggers global startup guide directory.

Basic outline:

These are the things that I seek out when I need to learn about starting a business somewhere. So this could be a basic outline. Fill out what you can and add anything including specifically your own experiences on stuff that you think is important.

• Legal structures
  • Cost and ease of operation
  • Recommended for bootstrapper
• Tax
  • Tax registration process
  • Rough tax rates
• Business environment
  • Government
    • Pain in the ass or out of your face
    • (Try adding a link to the World Banks Doing Business Guide for your country.
  • Banks
    • Ease of opening account
    • Ease of getting credit card/debit card/paypal etc.
  • Customers
    • Are there good local opportunities?
  • Partners
    • How open are other businesses to partnering?
  • Investors
    • Do they exist? Do they invest? Tips?
• Cost of living
  • Average apartment, office, adsl etc.
• Immigration
  • Is this recommended/encouraged.