On 04 Apr 2006, at 14:40, Aliacta wrote:
Brussels would perhaps not be completely hopeless. Because of the
EU headquarters
That's basically what I wanted to say: if you can have only one HQ,
then Brussels is probably your best bet.
(But certainly not big nations like France, Spain, Italy, UK where
people are only familiar with their own culture and where it's
harder to find someone who's fluent at a second language--including
English--than to find someone who knows three, four, or even five
languages in the Benelux.)
Let's first give the French people the chance to prove themselves, RS
must have some confidence in their French partner, both when it comes
to sales and support. That said, I understand the doubts many
Europeans express, most of the French distributors don't really care
about anything but France, Apple Expo Paris is not a European-
centric, but a pure French-centric event (apart from the great guys
from Rapidweaver and Openbase).
Glad to hear some people consider Brussels the best place for HQ, but
keep in mind income and social security taxes in Belgium are killing.
To give you an idea, my boss has to pay around €4000 in total so that
I would be left with little over €1200 (of course, our medical care
is almost free, but still...). I can imagine US companies don't see
this as a profitable region to start a business.
Best regards
Peter De Berdt
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