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I want to move to spain with my wife and buy a little bar. What should I do? |
Travel Info Where can I get the best advice? Can anybody give me the advice or point me in the right direction. Travel Tips Good Luck to you both. This is what my hubby wants us to do, but i couldn't face leaving my 2 children and grandson behind even though they're now grown up. Go for it. Others If you and your wife agree then go for it. Please check out this website. www.spainbars.com It list some for sell. Goodluck Your biggest requirement is research. be sure you are notswept up with the 'dream' of a nice little bar in a sunny spot. My family and I are moving to Spain in about a month - it has taken nearly 3 years to do the whole move - and in that time I have seen the results Brits who see that 'lifestyle and job' attraction of a bar in Spain! You will find many 'bars for sale' over there - and whilst you will hear many a 'convincing' tale sas to why they are selling there are innumerable Brits who have lumbered themselves with a business they are desperate to find a sucker to take of their hands. You would be well advised to take a long look at the market palce, identify the right sort of spot with the right sort of potential and avoid jumping in until you've convinced yourself it is going to work and earn a living for you. Remember it is even worse than running pubs over here in the UK in mnay respects - most bars are oprn breakfast lunch and dinner through the day - 7 days a week - and typically until 1 to 2 am (later in some busy resort areas where the competition is so stiff you need to grab any coin you can from the punters to stay afloat - no matter how late) If you are fairly independently wealthy, and you like the idea of a 'hobby bar' that you can open a few hours a day and/or you can afford to employ good staff (HARD to find mind you - although if you 'get in' with the locals you'd be best getting some good Sapnish assistance in the bar and kitchen)...And you can be asked to deal with Spanish bureaucracy...AND you can 'Habla Espanol' (VERY important - don't be told otherwise!)... Then go for it, and good luck! http://www.businessforsalespain.com/buyi... http://www.barinthesun.com/ (see info pack download) http://www.escapeartist.com/efam/70/owni... And where do you live now? You didn't say that. Try this sites: http://www.spainexpat.com/ http://www.justspain.org/spain/moving_to... Or just put down in Google search: moving to Spain You'll get a ton of pages. Good luck with your moving and business there. Taxes and regulations are going to kill you in Spain. Go to somewhere tropical and open a year round beach bar. Most of the success stories from people venturing into that type of work come from people who have opened bars in tropical areas with low taxes. the above person who said that bars are open from breakfast to 2 is wrong. thats not very typical bar hours at all. in salamanca, spain, most bars dont open till after lunch, but stay open until the early or even late morning. remember the spanish are party animals and they will keep you up late. I would'nt bother, I see bars struggling to get punters in through the doors all along the Costa's, if you ahve the money, go somewhere like Thailand where you have a fighting chance of making a bar business work, here, its very difficult competing against the spanish bars and the one who's answered the question with a statement about bars not opening until after lunch is way off beat! They all open all over Spain from about 8.30-9am ish, they get busy at about 10 ish as morning coffe breaks start, through til about 11.30, then after 1.30pm they are very busy with lunch as that starts anywhere from 1.30 onwards and can last several hours as most offices and businesses re-open at 4.30=5pm ish until 7 ish....thats the normal worling day, the bar then gets busier again through til midnight, most areas have by lawas about noise and most places close at midnight otherwise they can attract attention from the Guardia Civil....not a good idea! |
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