Starting A Business In Italy: How To Set Up And Run A Successful Business In The Bel Paese

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Italy is the land of entrepreneurs and small businesses are the backbone of its economy. And because of the unwritten employment laws that dominate the job scene in Italy, setting up your own business can be an excellent alternative to finding employed work. In this book, experts Emma Bird and Mario Berri tell you what it takes to launch a start-up in Italy. Whether its running opera tours, becoming a wedding planner or establishing your own language school, "Starting a Business in Italy" is an essential resource. Packed with information on key figures and institutions, company structure, Italy's infamous red tape, paying taxes, setting up the office, networking, taking on staff, business etiquette, and much more, this is the only guide you'll ever need. If you want to start a business in Italy but are not quite sure how to go about it, where better to learn than from expatriate entrepreneurs already running their own businesses there? This nuts and bolts guide will help you every step of the way.

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Starting a Business in Italy howtobooks Send for a free copy of the latest catalogue: How To Books Spring Hill House, Spring Hill Road, Begbroke, Oxford OX5 1RX United Kingdom email: [email protected] http://www.howtobooks.co.uk Starting a Business in Italy How to set up V^ and run a successful business in the Bel Paese Emma Bird and Mario Berri howtobooks Every effort has been made to identify and acknowledge the sources of the material quoted throughout this book. The author and publishers apologise for any errors or omissions, and would be grateful to be notified of any corrections that should appear in any reprint or new edition. Published by How To Content, A division of How To Books Ltd, Spring Hill House, Spring Hill Road, Begbroke, Oxford 0X5 1RX. United Kingdom. Tel: (01865) 375794. Fax: (01865) 379162. email: [email protected] http://www.howtobooks.co.uk All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or stored in an information retrieval system (other than for purposes of review) without the express permission of the publisher in writing. The rights of Emma Bird and Mario Berri to be identified as the authors of this work has been asserted by them in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. © Copyright 2006 Emma Bird and Mario Berri First published in paperback 2006 First published in electronic form 2007 ISBN: 978 1 84803 137 1 Produced for How To Books by Deer Park Productions, Tavistock, Devon, UK Cover design by Mousemat Design Ltd, UK Typeset by Pantek Arts, Maidstone, Kent, UK NOTE: The material contained in this book is set out in good faith for general guidance and no liability can be accepted for loss or expense incurred as a result of relying in particular circumstances on statements made in the book. The laws and regulations are complex and liable to change, and readers should check the current position with the relevant authorities before making personal arrangements. Contents Introduction Chapter 1: The labour market in Italy xi 1 Chapter 2: Key figures and institutions 14 Chapter 3: Finding the idea 28 Chapter 4: Market research 37 Chapter 5: The business plan 50 Chapter 6: Raising finance 83 Chapter 7: Company structures 95 Chapter 8: Lavoratore autonomo 104 Chapter 9: Ditta individuate 114 Chapter 10: Societa dipersone 121 Chapter 11 :Srl 128