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[GorillaGal]

I don't think you can generalise too much from one person's experiences. I have been self-employed in Cyprus virtually since the island's accession to the EU, and everything has gone well for me. I am British, and as an EU citizen enjoy almost the same rights as Cypriots. People from outside the EU probably face more restrictions.
Cyprus has a lot of advantages for small businesses, such as low rates of taxation and a straightforward and non-intrusive bureaucracy.
As the American's say, DYODD (do your own due diligence). Cyprus is probably the right place for certain lines of business, but not for others.

i never heard an american say DYODD, and i've lived here most of my life, and i also own my own business.

[Sega]

I don't think you can generalise too much from one person's experiences. I have been self-employed in Cyprus virtually since the island's accession to the EU, and everything has gone well for me. I am British, and as an EU citizen enjoy almost the same rights as Cypriots. People from outside the EU probably face more restrictions.
Cyprus has a lot of advantages for small businesses, such as low rates of taxation and a straightforward and non-intrusive bureaucracy.
As the American's say, DYODD (do your own due diligence). Cyprus is probably the right place for certain lines of business, but not for others.

you're right. I feel the busines world is changing fast with the European Union and I look forward to it.

[Tim Drayton]

I don't think you can generalise too much from one person's experiences. I have been self-employed in Cyprus virtually since the island's accession to the EU, and everything has gone well for me. I am British, and as an EU citizen enjoy almost the same rights as Cypriots. People from outside the EU probably face more restrictions.
Cyprus has a lot of advantages for small businesses, such as low rates of taxation and a straightforward and non-intrusive bureaucracy.
As the American's say, DYODD (do your own due diligence). Cyprus is probably the right place for certain lines of business, but not for others.

i never heard an american say DYODD, and i've lived here most of my life, and i also own my own business.

There are over 4000 Google hits for "DYODD", so somebody somewhere says it!

[GorillaGal]

I don't think you can generalise too much from one person's experiences. I have been self-employed in Cyprus virtually since the island's accession to the EU, and everything has gone well for me. I am British, and as an EU citizen enjoy almost the same rights as Cypriots. People from outside the EU probably face more restrictions.
Cyprus has a lot of advantages for small businesses, such as low rates of taxation and a straightforward and non-intrusive bureaucracy.
As the American's say, DYODD (do your own due diligence). Cyprus is probably the right place for certain lines of business, but not for others.

i never heard an american say DYODD, and i've lived here most of my life, and i also own my own business.

There are over 4000 Google hits for "DYODD", so somebody somewhere says it!

wow, you learn something new everyday

[roseandchan]

try starting a business here in the north. you think you had problems? here unless your turkish with at least a mil forget it, and they still get a hard time! here nobody gets a business licence and pays tax, just start up, take the fine then open under anther name next year. its all about who you know not what you know. sounds like your too honest. my experience is it doesn't pay when in cyprus, when in rome do as the romans do!!!

[umit07]

I have been living in Cyprus for two years after leaving Dubai due to financial troubles. I was director of two import businesses, after extreme financial difficulties I decided to try a new life in Cyprus.

When I first arrived I was full of hope, however since then I have seen Cyprus for what it really is. I tried to setup new business partnerships however I quickly found out that Cypriots are more interested in profiting from foreigners than they are in financial co-operation. I was sidelined at every turn, eventually forced to work as an english typist with no hope whatsoever of ascending the corporate ladder.

Cyprus is an aweful place for a foreign entrepreneur. The only thing that a foreigner can do in Cyprus is get drunk cheap and chase after easy girls. A lot of local businesses are discriminatory selling overpriced goods to people who have no clue for value.

I hope to head to Austria soon where I have a better chance of success. I wanted to write this letter to hopefully warn others who have false hopes of success by moving to this island.

Naser Al Shaka
8 Sophocleous Str
Nicosia, Cyprus
Phone. 99024718

Dear Sir/Madam,

Cyprus is like that. Unfortunatly some business are a bit tight, particularly developers, and anybody with major money.

Rich people in Cyprus tend not to be good people, this is the different you have to understand. In the UK the worse people are the unemployed parasites of the community, and all the decent people are fairly well off. Generally speaking, the more money you have, the better of a person you are in terms of characters and morals. In Cyprus this is the opposite.

Hopefully you will understand this. Another point to note. The richest Cypriots do not do business in Cyprus.

Very few people in Cyprus make major money the honest way, but the ones that do.... BRAVO.

PS: you kind of need money to set up business. You cannot be bankrupted and expect to make money just because you're in Cyprus. Cyprus is not differerent to another place in those terms.

First of all welcome back Sega. I reckon your analysis on business 'n Cyprus is very true. It's the same over here in the North. The good, honest business people never seem to be able to get rich. It's always the bloodsucking type who do all the business and are even later respected just because they got the doe.

[umit07]

try starting a business here in the north. you think you had problems? here unless your turkish with at least a mil forget it, and they still get a hard time! here nobody gets a business licence and pays tax, just start up, take the fine then open under anther name next year. its all about who you know not what you know. sounds like your too honest. my experience is it doesn't pay when in cyprus, when in rome do as the romans do!!!

I don't blame people roseandchan. I went through a lot of paperwork to open up a shop for my mother last year and the people at the bloody gov. dept. thought I was crazy trying to get everything in order.

[Sega]

I have been living in Cyprus for two years after leaving Dubai due to financial troubles. I was director of two import businesses, after extreme financial difficulties I decided to try a new life in Cyprus.

When I first arrived I was full of hope, however since then I have seen Cyprus for what it really is. I tried to setup new business partnerships however I quickly found out that Cypriots are more interested in profiting from foreigners than they are in financial co-operation. I was sidelined at every turn, eventually forced to work as an english typist with no hope whatsoever of ascending the corporate ladder.

Cyprus is an aweful place for a foreign entrepreneur. The only thing that a foreigner can do in Cyprus is get drunk cheap and chase after easy girls. A lot of local businesses are discriminatory selling overpriced goods to people who have no clue for value.

I hope to head to Austria soon where I have a better chance of success. I wanted to write this letter to hopefully warn others who have false hopes of success by moving to this island.

Naser Al Shaka
8 Sophocleous Str
Nicosia, Cyprus
Phone. 99024718

Dear Sir/Madam,

Cyprus is like that. Unfortunately some business are a bit tight, particularly developers, and anybody with major money.

Rich people in Cyprus tend not to be good people, this is the different you have to understand. In the UK the worse people are the unemployed parasites of the community, and all the decent people are fairly well off. Generally speaking, the more money you have, the better of a person you are in terms of characters and morals. In Cyprus this is the opposite.

Hopefully you will understand this. Another point to note. The richest Cypriots do not do business in Cyprus.

Very few people in Cyprus make major money the honest way, but the ones that do.... BRAVO.

PS: you kind of need money to set up business. You cannot be bankrupted and expect to make money just because you're in Cyprus. Cyprus is not different to another place in those terms.

First of all welcome back Sega. I reckon your analysis on business 'n Cyprus is very true. It's the same over here in the North. The good, honest business people never seem to be able to get rich. It's always the bloodsucking type who do all the business and are even later respected just because they got the doe.

Glad to be back Umit. I never actually went anywhere, but ye, I got pre-occupied with work, amongst other things.

It's all about the doe, the respect they get comes from the money.

Personally I don't mind doing business in Cyprus. If I did I would not do it for the millions, simply to get by and become my own boss. Cyprus is not a place for easy money. This is shortly changing with the EU.

Can I ask you a question, is it the TC in Northern Cyprus who do business there, or the Turks from Turkey?

[umit07]

I have been living in Cyprus for two years after leaving Dubai due to financial troubles. I was director of two import businesses, after extreme financial difficulties I decided to try a new life in Cyprus.

When I first arrived I was full of hope, however since then I have seen Cyprus for what it really is. I tried to setup new business partnerships however I quickly found out that Cypriots are more interested in profiting from foreigners than they are in financial co-operation. I was sidelined at every turn, eventually forced to work as an english typist with no hope whatsoever of ascending the corporate ladder.

Cyprus is an aweful place for a foreign entrepreneur. The only thing that a foreigner can do in Cyprus is get drunk cheap and chase after easy girls. A lot of local businesses are discriminatory selling overpriced goods to people who have no clue for value.

I hope to head to Austria soon where I have a better chance of success. I wanted to write this letter to hopefully warn others who have false hopes of success by moving to this island.

Naser Al Shaka
8 Sophocleous Str
Nicosia, Cyprus
Phone. 99024718

Dear Sir/Madam,

Cyprus is like that. Unfortunately some business are a bit tight, particularly developers, and anybody with major money.

Rich people in Cyprus tend not to be good people, this is the different you have to understand. In the UK the worse people are the unemployed parasites of the community, and all the decent people are fairly well off. Generally speaking, the more money you have, the better of a person you are in terms of characters and morals. In Cyprus this is the opposite.

Hopefully you will understand this. Another point to note. The richest Cypriots do not do business in Cyprus.

Very few people in Cyprus make major money the honest way, but the ones that do.... BRAVO.

PS: you kind of need money to set up business. You cannot be bankrupted and expect to make money just because you're in Cyprus. Cyprus is not different to another place in those terms.

First of all welcome back Sega. I reckon your analysis on business 'n Cyprus is very true. It's the same over here in the North. The good, honest business people never seem to be able to get rich. It's always the bloodsucking type who do all the business and are even later respected just because they got the doe.

Glad to be back Umit. I never actually went anywhere, but ye, I got pre-occupied with work, amongst other things.

It's all about the doe, the respect they get comes from the money.

Personally I don't mind doing business in Cyprus. If I did I would not do it for the millions, simply to get by and become my own boss. Cyprus is not a place for easy money. This is shortly changing with the EU.

Can I ask you a question, is it the TC in Northern Cyprus who do business there, or the Turks from Turkey?

Mate I don't really get what you are asking? There are people from Turkey on the island who live here and have small businesses. The fact is that most people from Turkey are workers . If you look at the big business men there are only a few Turks ( as in from Turkey ) do big business here , a few have some big hotels and the both GSM companies are Turkish owned but that just about sums it up. Nearly all businesses are TC owned but all employ many people from Turkey since they work for shit money.

[rawk]

I hope to head to Austria soon where I have a better chance of success. I wanted to write this letter to hopefully warn others who have false hopes of success by moving to this island.

Naser Al Shaka
8 Sophocleous Str
Nicosia, Cyprus
Phone. 99024718

Go to Austria to start a business? You're having a giraffe, aren't you?

Bloody boring place. I bought some Austrian girl's diary on Ebay

today.......

Really uninteresting though.......

Monday: stayed in

Tuesday: stayed in

Wenesday: stayed in.......

rawk