Setting up shop
 

Hi, this is my first forum post so bear with me. My wife and I are considering setting up Business in the Alicante area possibly. While the Restaurant/Bar business is the much travelled route and one we would be comfortable with, I believe the market is already very crowded. We are open minded and pretty much willing to turn our hands to anything, I was just wondering if anyone could give us a heads up on services that may be needed by the expat community other than Booze and Food :)
My wife has experience in Elderly care work and I have experience in Building & bar work.
Any input appreciated
Rich

Re: Setting up shop
 

As Concierge for the Spanish section of BE I would like to say hello and welcome.

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Please let me know if you need any further help.

Rosemary

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If only people knew the answer > Well I am sure they would be doing it already.

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We had a handyman who could repair domestic machines, get spares etc
I imagine there would be a great demand for this in ex pat communities.
People throw out things that could be mended,such a waste.

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True but doesn't really fit with their skillsets.

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Not what you want to hear but unless you can support yourselves without working don't do it.
Pretty much everything that may be needed by the expat community has been done to death.

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They just need to reinvent themselves like most working Brits do. ;)

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Thanks for the replies, I'm aware a lot of services are being done to death and the market is crowded but its all part of the research before we head out. We'll have a good amount of capital and just want to get it right first time.

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Then Id stick to what you know, usually I would never be negative about opening a business in Spain, there is only a select few of us that are positive about that kind of thing and I am for sure usually one of them, but I felt I had to post my earlier comment regardless.

Have a think what you want to do or come out and have a look, look in the papers see what advertises a lot, what does not ?