Spain as a Europen business hub

Before recommending Spain as your European business hub, we run a three-stage audit that's saved clients from expensive mistakes. 

Stage 1: commercial viability

Market access, talent availability, and logistics. One tech client discovered their planned Barcelona office couldn't access the multilingual customer support talent they needed; we shifted to Madrid and saved them six months of recruitment pain. 

Stage 2: structural compatibility

Entity type, tax residency triggers, transfer pricing exposure... A SaaS company nearly triggered permanent establishment status in three other EU countries because their proposed Spanish structure created unexpected substance requirements. 

Stage 3: test operational readiness

Banking relationships, payroll infrastructure and compliance bandwidth... We delayed one client's launch by two months when their UK finance team couldn't handle Spanish monthly reporting cycles; we built local capacity first, avoiding what would have been compliance chaos. 

++ I'm Rolf, I talk about business compliance, Spanish market entry and accounts in Spain's complex business landscape. Follow me for insights, tips and advice about cross-border accountancy.