https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed E-commerce in Spain is growing with more online shoppers than ever. If you want to get in on the action, here's everything you need to know, from how to set one up, to the online rules you need to follow and your tax implications. https://www.thelocal.es/20220304/how-to-set-up-an-online-shop-in-spain Fri, 04 Mar 2022 11:49:31 +0100 how-to-set-up-an-online-shop-in-spain Spain’s Startups Law is 100 percent going ahead after its very last ratification by the Senate and Parliament. If you’re a remote worker who’s now planning to come to Spain, there’s a lot more apart from the enticing law to consider beforehand, from costs to location. https://www.thelocal.es/20221202/checklist-everything-digital-nomads-moving-to-spain-need-to-consider Fri, 02 Dec 2022 17:15:52 +0100 checklist-everything-digital-nomads-moving-to-spain-need-to-consider Foreign entrepreneurs waiting for Spain's highly anticipated Startups Law to come into force should know that the legislation comes with some requirements. The Local has outlined the major ones here. https://www.thelocal.es/20220801/the-requirements-for-spains-new-startups-law Mon, 01 Aug 2022 17:46:45 +0200 the-requirements-for-spains-new-startups-law If you’re setting up a business in Spain and need to hire staff, you’ll need to know all the legalities involved. Here’s what you need to know when you employ someone in Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20210921/what-you-need-to-know-when-you-hire-someone-in-spain Tue, 21 Sep 2021 18:55:20 +0200 what-you-need-to-know-when-you-hire-someone-in-spain The Spanish government approved its Startups Law on Friday, which aims to attract startups, foreign investors, and remote workers with special visas and tax incentives. Here's everything you need to know. https://www.thelocal.es/20210709/tax-cuts-and-special-visas-spains-new-law-to-attract-foreign-startups-and-digital-nomads Fri, 09 Jul 2021 13:23:48 +0200 tax-cuts-and-special-visas-spains-new-law-to-attract-foreign-startups-and-digital-nomads The Spanish government has approved a new draft law that will allow companies to start up with just €1 and for the process to be carried out quickly and entirely online. https://www.thelocal.es/20210804/why-youll-soon-be-able-to-set-up-a-company-in-spain-with-just-e1-rather-than-e3000 Wed, 04 Aug 2021 15:32:22 +0200 why-youll-soon-be-able-to-set-up-a-company-in-spain-with-just-e1-rather-than-e3000 Three Spaniards have come up with an idea that is poised to revolutionize male toilet habits and leave men’s privates smelling sweet after every trip to the "little boy's room". https://www.thelocal.es/20160907/spaniards-invent-penis-bidet-to Wed, 07 Sep 2016 13:55:16 +0200 spaniards-invent-penis-bidet-to Spanish company WUG Functional Gum claims it can boost your sex drive, cure your hangover and even give you a really nice tan - one stick of gum at a time. https://www.thelocal.es/20160602/the-spanish-gum-that-boosts-sex-drive-and-cures-hangovers Thu, 02 Jun 2016 08:58:01 +0200 the-spanish-gum-that-boosts-sex-drive-and-cures-hangovers A company that organizes surprise trips for people who don’t find out where they are going until 48 hours before departure could be one of Spain’s most interesting new startups. https://www.thelocal.es/20160527/magical-mystery-tour-is-one-of-spains-most-promising-startups Fri, 27 May 2016 08:59:47 +0200 magical-mystery-tour-is-one-of-spains-most-promising-startups In this week's instalment of My Spanish Career, we talk to Barcelona-based Andrew Funk, an entrepreneur empowering the homeless to get off the streets and add value to society. https://www.thelocal.es/20160111/i-want-to-give-homeless-people-a-voice-so-they-wont-be-invisible Mon, 11 Jan 2016 12:06:18 +0100 i-want-to-give-homeless-people-a-voice-so-they-wont-be-invisible In the latest instalment of My Spanish Career The Local talks to Sienna Brown, founder of Las Morenas de España, a community that is redefining the Black experience in Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20160104/there-was-a-need-to-change-the-narrative-of-what-its-like-to-be-black-in-spain Mon, 04 Jan 2016 12:28:42 +0100 there-was-a-need-to-change-the-narrative-of-what-its-like-to-be-black-in-spain A German startup is offering Spaniards the chance to avoid the hassle of long queues and awkward opening hours of Spanish banks and do everything on a smartphone - and in English. https://www.thelocal.es/20151203/meet-the-startup-looking-to-revolutionize-the-spanish-banking-experience Thu, 03 Dec 2015 16:32:48 +0100 meet-the-startup-looking-to-revolutionize-the-spanish-banking-experience Spain, along with Portugal, has the most rigid working conditions in the European Union, says a new report, which encourages the country to embrace more flexible ways of working. https://www.thelocal.es/20151202/spain-has-most-inflexible-working-conditions-in-europe Wed, 02 Dec 2015 15:29:18 +0100 spain-has-most-inflexible-working-conditions-in-europe If you haven't yet heard of Glovo, you will soon and when you do, you may decide never to do your own shopping again. https://www.thelocal.es/20151127/spanish-startup-delivery-service-will-change-the-way-we-shop Fri, 27 Nov 2015 16:57:45 +0100 spanish-startup-delivery-service-will-change-the-way-we-shop For this week's My Spanish Career, The Local chats to Joel Serra, a former Masterchef contestant whose crowdfunded cookbook is set to shake up Spanish cuisine. https://www.thelocal.es/20151111/anyone-with-an-idea-should-treat-it-like-a-startup-and-test-it-out-in-the-real-world Wed, 11 Nov 2015 12:59:07 +0100 anyone-with-an-idea-should-treat-it-like-a-startup-and-test-it-out-in-the-real-world The car-sharing app was banned in December 2014 but is hoping to make a comeback in Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20151113/uber-starts-from-scratch-in-spain-with-hopes-to-overturn-ban Fri, 13 Nov 2015 16:25:46 +0100 uber-starts-from-scratch-in-spain-with-hopes-to-overturn-ban A startup based in northern Spain has developed the first house in the world to be entirely heated by its own waste products. The Local talks to Meghan Sapp, the woman behind the innovative project. https://www.thelocal.es/20151112/spain-sees-launch-of-worlds-first-poo-powered-home Thu, 12 Nov 2015 10:45:49 +0100 spain-sees-launch-of-worlds-first-poo-powered-home A startup in Marbella is developing solar-powered houses that will spin 360 degrees to follow the sun's light - the first of their kind on the European market. https://www.thelocal.es/20151110/costa-del-sol-startup-markets-europes-first-smart-rotating-houses Tue, 10 Nov 2015 13:10:02 +0100 costa-del-sol-startup-markets-europes-first-smart-rotating-houses The Spanish startup is embroiled in a legal battle against taxi drivers, who want the service to be banned, much like rival app Uber. https://www.thelocal.es/20151105/cabify-insists-were-not-cabs-to-avoid-ban-in-spain Thu, 05 Nov 2015 14:40:16 +0100 cabify-insists-were-not-cabs-to-avoid-ban-in-spain In this week's instalment of My Spanish career we talk to Milwaukee-born Carly Mattefs, co-founder of VIVA Innovation Academy, which organizes internship programmes within Madrid's startup ecosystem. https://www.thelocal.es/20151102/learn-the-ins-and-outs-of-startup-life-as-an-intern Mon, 02 Nov 2015 10:04:14 +0100 learn-the-ins-and-outs-of-startup-life-as-an-intern