A short checklist of factors to consider when selecting a location for your company includes company structure, resources, taxes, costs and salaries, local support and funding, key markets, regulations and quality of life..

..For example, Singapore has no capital gains tax and has a  flat rate income tax, while Hong Kong has no VAT. The total costs to set up a company were between $3,000 and $5,000 and the annual costs (e.g. accounting and tax declaration) are about the same.

.. The Asian locations suggested offer excellent credibility and a globalized footprint. While eastern european locations offer flexibility, ease of access and lower barriers to linguistic, cultural and social differences in geography, the multicultural influences in Singapore for example coupled with the tropical climate and an alternative location to the arctic circle offer a rapidly assimilated glimpse into the whole wide world which will be your market.

The above are extracts of comments from bloggers on choosing where to locate your company.
Read more

Related posts:

1. System Access lodges Preliminary Prospectus with Monetary Authority of Singapore
2. SunGard acquires System Access