Doing business in Italy

At the time of writing, Italy is not enjoying a great reputation, and much foreign media has been at pains to both highlight the countries problems. Yes, there are problems here, but then there were problems in the United Kingdom in the 1970’s and 80’s, but the UK recovered. Italy too, will recover.

However, despite Italy’s present situation, and despite Italy’s, well deserved, reputation for red tape, Italy is a country with a large number of thriving entrepreneurs.

You may be asking why this is the case . The answer is simple: Local knowledge. Italians know their onions, as the old saying goes, and this means that they are highly adept at working within the constraints of their complex systems, or they will be able to find a work-round, in true Italian fashion. Read more