Startup costs

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Your startup will be ready to hit 26 to 55 months
and will cost a total of 26 710 € e 97 230 €.

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Your startup will be ready to hit 27 to 56 weeks
and will cost a total of26 364 € e 96 893 €.

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Your startup will be ready to hit 28 to 57 weeks
and will cost a total of26 510 € e 97 060 €.

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Your startup will be ready to hit 28 to 56 weeks
and will cost a total of26 390 € e 97 270 €.

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Your startup will be ready to hit 29 to 58 weeks
and will cost a total of26 450 € e 97 020 €.

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Conception

2 200 a 23 100 €

2.5 to 6.5 months

Market research

Type of study that consists of collecting and interpreting information to generate insights and support the decision-making process.

50 a 6 000 € *

6 to 8 weeks *

*merely estimated values.

Business plan

Document that describes the objectives of a business and what steps must be taken to achieve these objectives, reducing risks and uncertainties for the entrepreneur, company or investors.

1 400 a 15 000 € *

4 to 8 weeks *

*merely estimated values.

Financial plan

Financial organization process that involves diagnosing current finances, defining objectives and selecting strategies to get where you want to go.

750 a 2 100 € *

30 hours to 90 days *

*merely estimated values.

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Open a company

360 €

1 hour

Necessary documents

Tax Identification Number (TIN);
Business Registration;
Proof of enrollment in Social Security;
early declaration of activity;
Certificate of admissibility.
Deposit of capital;
Preparation of the pact or constitutive act of the company.

legal forms

Individual Entrepreneur (the minimum capital);
Unipersonal Quota Company (minimum capital of 1€/member);
Individual Limited Liability Establishment (minimum capital of 5 000€).
Quota Company (the minimum capital);
Public Limited Company (minimum capital of 50 000€);
Company in Collective Name (the minimum capital);
Limited Partnership (minimum capital of 50 000€);
Cooperative (minimum capital of 2 500€);

Costs and expenses

Official Accounting Technician (TOC): €200/monthly;
Corporate Income Tax (IRC): 21%;
Value Added Tax (VAT): 23%, 13% or 6%;
Overflow: defined by the municipality and cannot exceed 1.5%;
State spill: for companies with profit exceeding €1,500,000, with a rate of 3%, 5% or 9%;
Rate of 23.4% on employee salaries.

Online company or company branches in Time

360 € *

1 hour *

*merely estimated values.

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Open a company

13.78 € a 22.96 €

1 day to 5 days

Necessary documents

Identity document or passport;
License or authorization, depending on the activity;
Residence permit;
Completing the registration form;
Other documents related to the type of activity.

legal forms

Sole Trader (the minimum capital);

HMRC (for financial recording)

Private Limited Company (the minimum capital);

Companies House

12 £ (13.78 €)

24 hours

Limited Public Company (minimum capital of 50 000 £);

Companies House

12 £ (13.78 €)

24 hours

Unlimited company (the minimum capital);

Companies House

12 £ (13.78 €)

24 hours

General partnership (the minimum capital);

HMRC (for financial recording)

Limited partnership (the minimum capital);

Companies House

20 £ (22.96 €)

5 dias

Limited liability partnership (the minimum capital);

Companies House

12 £ (13.78 €)

24 hours

Social enterprise (the minimum capital);

Companies House

12 £ (13.78 €)

24 hours

Costs and expenses

Notary: 150€;
Corporation tax: 20%;
Value Added Tax (VAT): 20% for companies with annual turnover over £85,000;
national insurance;
Pay As You Earn (PAYE);
Fees and taxes related to the type of business.

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Open a company

160 € a 190 €

11 dias

Necessary documents

Identity document or passport;
License or authorization, depending on the activity;
Residence permit;
Craft card, if the business is in this sector;
Business card, if the business is in this sector.

legal forms

Individual Company (the minimum capital);
Private Company with Limited Liability (minimum capital of 25 000 €);
Entrepreneurial Company with Limited Liability (minimum capital of 1 €).
Public Limited Company (minimum capital of 50 000 €);
Partnership Limited by Shares (minimum capital of 50 000€);
Civil Law Partnership (the minimum capital);
General Commercial Partnership (the minimum capital);
Limited Partnership (the minimum capital);
Autonomous subsidiary (sem minimum capital);
Dependent Branch (no minimum capital).

Costs and expenses

Notary: 150€;
Value Added Tax (VAT): 7% or 19%;
Trade tax: enter 7% e 17.5%, depending on the municipality;
Entry tax;
Income tax: value depends on the personal profit that the entrepreneur generates with his company;
Corporation Fee: 15% paid solely by the profits of gGmbH or AG type companies;
Solidarity surcharge: 5.5% of income or corporation tax.

Office of Trade

Commercial Office: 10 to 40 € *
Chamber of Commerce: €150

11 dias

* depending on the municipality in question.

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Open a company

39.42 € a 399.42 €

5 dias

Necessary documents

Identity document or passport;
License or authorization, depending on the activity;
Proof of address;
Proof that the spouse understands the responsibility, if applicable.

legal forms

Individual Entrepreneur (the minimum capital);

Individual Entrepreneur with Limited Liability (the minimum capital);

Single Person Entrepreneur with Limited Liability (minimum capital defined by partners and type of business);

Limited Liability Company (minimum capital defined by partners and type of business);

Public Limited Company (minimum capital of 37 000 €);

Registration in the Business Directory: €130

Simplified Joint Stock Company (minimum capital defined by the partners and type of business);

Registration in the Business Directory: €130
Publication of the legal ad: €230

* depending on the department in question.

Unipersonal Simplified Joint Stock Company (minimum capital defined by the partners and type of business);

Registration in the Business Directory: €130
Publication of the legal ad: €230

* depending on the department in question.

Partnership Company (minimum capital defined by partners and type of business);

Publication of the legal ad: €44 to €150 *

* depending on the number of characters.

Cooperative and Participatory Society type SARL (minimum capital of 30 €);

Publication of the legal ad: €44 to €150 *

* depending on the number of characters.

Cooperative and Participatory Society type SA (minimum capital of 18 500 €);

Publication in the Official Journal: €44 to €150 *

* depending on the number of characters.

Costs and expenses

Income Tax: not applicable for earnings up to €9,964 and 31% for higher profits;
Corporate fee: 28% for taxable profits up to €500,000 e 31% for higher profits;
Social Security;
Value Added Tax (VAT): 20%, however, there are reduced rates of 10% and 5.5%.

Corporate Formalities Center

39.42 €

5 dias

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Open a company

100 € a 150 €

15 to 30 days

Necessary documents

Identity document or passport;
Letter of attorney;
Tax Identification Number (TIN);
Bank certificate;
Certification of authorization of the company name;
Declaration of beneficial ownership.

legal forms

Individual Entrepreneur (the minimum capital);
Individual Entrepreneur with Limited Liability (the minimum capital);
Community of Goods (the minimum capital).
Civil society (the minimum capital);
Limited Liability Company (minimum capital of 3 000 €);
New Company Limited Company (minimum capital of 3 000 €);
Successive Formation Limited Liability Company (the minimum capital);
Public Limited Company (minimum capital of 60 000 €);
Collective Society (the minimum capital);
Limited Partnership (the minimum capital);
Cooperative Society (minimum capital defined by the statutes).

Costs and expenses

Notary: 150 €;
Value Added Tax (VAT): 21%, 10% or 4%;
Corporate tax: 25%;
Income Tax: national rate between 9.5 a 22.5% and regional rate defined by the city;
Social Security: rate of €265/monthly for partnerships and freelancers, rate of 29.9% for limited companies;

Commercial register

100 a 150 € *

15 to 30 days

* depending on the municipality in question.

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idea of protection

2 270 €

2 dias

Trademark

Protection of signs that distinguish products or services (e.g. slogans, logos, shapes, colors, sounds, brands) for a maximum period of 10 years.

850 € *

12 to 18 weeks *

EUIPO

* after applying for a registered trademark, protection is already guaranteed.

Patent

Protection of the invention, new products or innovative processes for a maximum period of 20 years, from the date of the request.

1 420€ *

1 to 5 years *

EPO

* after the patent application is made, protection is already guaranteed.

Copyright

Protection of original works of authorship (e.g. literary works, music, choreography, sculptural works, web content).

Copyright, as the name suggests, is a right that the owner has over his invention and, therefore, there is no official record at European level.

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Branding e Marketing

9 880 a 34 500 €

2.5 weeks to 1 month

Corporative identity

Identity, in addition to the biotype, represents what a person is, what their values are, how they relate to other people and how they behave in different situations.

4 600 a 18 300 € *

2 to 4 weeks *

*merely estimated values.

Logo

Set formed by at least two or more letters that merge into a single “type”, which forms an acronym, serving to identify or represent an entity.

280 a 1 200 € *

10 to 30 hours *

*merely estimated values.

Landing Page

Conversion page that uses direct and objective language, focusing on driving the user to take an action on your website or blog.

5 000 a 10 000€ *

7 to 10 hours *

*merely estimated values.

Marketing plan

Typically annual document that helps define the best marketing strategy in order to make the company's business objectives a reality.

5 000 a 15 000 € *

90 to 130 hours*

*merely estimated values.

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Product development

12 000 a 37 000 €

3 to 5 months

Prototype

Through the interactive model of the product/service, the first “look and feel” of the project is presented to interested parties in order to obtain validation from them.

2 000 a 7 000 € *

4 to 8 weeks *

*merely estimated values.

MVP (Minimal Viable Product)

Initial version of a new product/service with the fundamental characteristics to serve the first users, allowing the work team to obtain maximum validations and feedback.

10 000 a 30 000 € *

2 to 3 months *

*merely estimated values.

PMF (Product Market Fit)

It is the main indication that there are people who are willing to pay for your solution. It is the ideal result of the sum between what your product is and who is willing to pay for it.

The work of product evolution and Product Market Fit adjustment never ends, it just continues to divide attention and efforts with dedication to growth.

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