Florida Fact finding
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No we haven't got our visas yet just starting to look into it and see if it's something we could do. We have an appointment with an attorney next week to discuss options but wanting advice on these type of things to see if this type of move is viable.
Thank you for the advice so far x
Thank you for the advice so far x
Not sure if the attorney will be charging you for your consultation, but there are loads of very knowledgeable people on the forums who will be able to tell you if you've got a chance for free, maybe start a new thread in the US immi section of the forum and they can chat you through your visa options?
This Wiki article is a good place to start - Pulaski's Ways: How to Live and Work in the USA : British Expat Wiki
Best of luck.
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Sorry I should have mentioned we would be buying an already established business not a start up....... in less we relocate our marquee business which would be a start up in Florida
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The US is such a tough country to immigrate to, that checking to see if you'd even qualify for a visa would probably be the thing to consider first, before worrying about everything else.
Not sure if the attorney will be charging you for your consultation, but there are loads of very knowledgeable people on the forums who will be able to tell you if you've got a chance for free, maybe start a new thread in the US immi section of the forum and they can chat you through your visa options?
This Wiki article is a good place to start - Pulaski's Ways: How to Live and Work in the USA : British Expat Wiki
Best of luck.
Not sure if the attorney will be charging you for your consultation, but there are loads of very knowledgeable people on the forums who will be able to tell you if you've got a chance for free, maybe start a new thread in the US immi section of the forum and they can chat you through your visa options?
This Wiki article is a good place to start - Pulaski's Ways: How to Live and Work in the USA : British Expat Wiki
Best of luck.
Yes this is what we are doing but also don't want to start going through a process if we decide moving countries isn't for us so the above information is rather vital
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Certainly some have posted on BE after a number of years "making do" in Florida with landscaping and pool cleaning businesses, and have headed home after basically using up all their capital.
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Good luck.
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Thank you, your information and input has been most helpful x
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You can get a discount out of season too - but most people don't think about them until the hurricane season.
I'm in the process of buying shutters for my house now and 2/3 of the local suppliers for shutters, outside of the Home Depots, are closed until April. I've been looking and researching since December.
I'm in the process of buying shutters for my house now and 2/3 of the local suppliers for shutters, outside of the Home Depots, are closed until April. I've been looking and researching since December.
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Have you thought about other states too? If you're thinking of going into pool cleaning or hurricane shutters then there are plenty to choose from. For marquees you could go pretty much anywhere. It might help with finding the right balance of good school, affordable places to live, low crime rates, etc.
We recently moved from the Seattle suburbs to the Cascade Mountains and there are plenty of weddings here in the summer. I imagine anything to do with weddings would be successful here in the summer. In other states it might be more of a year-round business.
We recently moved from the Seattle suburbs to the Cascade Mountains and there are plenty of weddings here in the summer. I imagine anything to do with weddings would be successful here in the summer. In other states it might be more of a year-round business.
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Your biggest issue of labour intensive companies, you wouldn't be able to undercut other companies by using illegals or you'd not have a chance to keeping your visa going. The other issue, especially with landscaping/pool businesses, you go buy the business from someone, then they do start up a new company and take all their old clients with them which is the common "scam".
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Have you thought about other states too? If you're thinking of going into pool cleaning or hurricane shutters then there are plenty to choose from. For marquees you could go pretty much anywhere. It might help with finding the right balance of good school, affordable places to live, low crime rates, etc.
We recently moved from the Seattle suburbs to the Cascade Mountains and there are plenty of weddings here in the summer. I imagine anything to do with weddings would be successful here in the summer. In other states it might be more of a year-round business.
We recently moved from the Seattle suburbs to the Cascade Mountains and there are plenty of weddings here in the summer. I imagine anything to do with weddings would be successful here in the summer. In other states it might be more of a year-round business.
We are wanting to go into more all year work as out current business in mainly April-oct and minimal work in the winter months. Summer months can work 12+ hour days we are wanting more balance with the work load
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But it is a problem for others. Outdoor events may or may not be popular with the humidity and bugs, depending on location/season.
Your biggest issue of labour intensive companies, you wouldn't be able to undercut other companies by using illegals or you'd not have a chance to keeping your visa going. The other issue, especially with landscaping/pool businesses, you go buy the business from someone, then they do start up a new company and take all their old clients with them which is the common "scam".
Your biggest issue of labour intensive companies, you wouldn't be able to undercut other companies by using illegals or you'd not have a chance to keeping your visa going. The other issue, especially with landscaping/pool businesses, you go buy the business from someone, then they do start up a new company and take all their old clients with them which is the common "scam".
But the point that the Business needs to be Visa friendly is a valid one and what works in the UK does not always work in the US.
Marquee's tend to be hired here from those larger companies that rent pretty much anything, and the season can be very short.
Where you need to show clean books for visa renewal etc, competing against those who do not is likely to be a fools errand.
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And in one of those unforeseen consequences of new laws, that type of temporary structure has become quite big business as a result of the no smoking laws, which prohibit smoking indoors inside any business under almost all circumstances - but a marquee is NOT "indoors", so hotels pitch a marquee in their grounds or car park for events where people want to smoke.
I presume that hotels and other venues have established relationships, so I think it would be hard to muscle in on that business.
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The marquees I see here are nothing like the ones I am familiar with in the UK - these are full-blown temporary buildings with insulated walls, solid floors, air conditioning in the summer and heating in the winter - putting them up and taking them down is no small feat.
Rather than the village hall ones I put up a couple times in England with pegs in the ground.