General Business Advice

Setting up in business in another country is an exciting prospect. At Link Point we can also make it so much easier for you. Chris Spence, our Business Management Consultant, backed up by the legal team, will guide you through each step of setting up your new business. Chris has over 25 years experience in the Business Consultancy sector and he speaks your language making it easy for you to put your ideas to him in order to achieve your goal.

In this economic climate businesses are suffering the worst recession most of us can rememeber for many years.  The only way to survive ths crisis is with clear objectives and business plans.  Make no mistake, things are going to get tougher and hard measures will be needed to enable your business to "ride" the storm.  You will need to take a long hard look at how your business is running and where you are spending money.  One area people often cut back on in hard times is advertsing and this can be the biggest mistake  ever.  Now is the time to attract more and new customers, not to appear to disappear  from all media formats.  Another thing people try to do is put in loss leaders ie, they offer free services etc., to attract new clients in. There is an old adage Loss leaders lead to Loss and this is so very true.  There are other ways to increase yoru turnover which are much more effective. My advice to you is don't panic and seek qualified and professional advice, Things will get better they always do !!.

Licenses, liasing with the Town Hall

All new businesses carried out in a premises will need an Apertura (Opening License), also called a “Licencia de Comunicación Ambiental”. Depending on the activity previously held in the premises you may or may not have to apply for a new opening license.  If you are opening a bar and in the premises you have rented there was a bar before you arrived the Town Hall may accept that you simply apply for a change of name on the opening license.  Each Town Hall is different and it is well worth finding out beforehand how they operate and what there fees are so that you can get an idea of the costs involved. 

Should you need a brand new license then you must engage the services of an Engineer who will draw up a project for the premises taking into account the activity to be carried out therein.

The licenses fees vary from Town Hall to Town Hall.  Take into account that the noiser your activity the more you'll be charged.  A bar will normally pay alot more that an office or florist for example.  Activities involving health risks, such as a tattoo studio, Vets etc., will also be more costly.

Don't hesitate to call us and we will be happy to liase with the Town Hall for you, fill out all the forms and send you an engineer to draw up a project.

Traspaso (Transfer)

A “traspaso” is the act of selling on the business held within a property rented from a third party.  In the LAU (Urban Rental Law) the traspaso was never really contemplated and so was substituted by “cesion de contrato” (ceeding of contract) or sublet.  Previously in the Law the owner of the premises would be obligatorily compensated when a traspaso was made (approx. 10% of the traspaso amount).  However, the modification in Law has done away with this although it is still common practice to compensate the landlord economically in order for the traspaso to go ahead.

Other Business services are :

• Business Lease Contracts
• Projects
• Business Plans
• Company Incorporations