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Re:How to Found a Company in Germany: 14 "Easy" Steps and Lo... by constantcrying on Monday April 08, 2024 @05:08AM (#39967721)
As a German this never really happened to me. I even own a business here, not a GmBH though. Took one document to fill out about an hour of "work".

I really do not get these complaints at all. Even Taxes can be filled out easily with a pretty good online form. None of the bureaucracy ever happened to me, except it is annoying to book appointments. The only things that need addressing are the chronically understaffed government offices and the ridiculously high taxes which are constantly being wasted on utter nonsense.

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Re:How to Found a Company in Germany: 14 "Easy" Steps and Lo... by earthnail on Monday April 08, 2024 @08:07AM (#39968856)
I'm German and have a GmbH. Go found one; it's completely ridiculous. Not just founding it, but running it, too. Esp. when you know how easy it is in the US/UK/Sweden (the three other places I've lived).
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Re:How to Found a Company in Germany: 14 "Easy" Steps and Lo... by formerly_proven on Monday April 08, 2024 @08:42AM (#39969113)
Several people close to me own-operate GmbHs and it's probably the best vaccination against entrepreneurship there is.
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