I like to think myself as an enthusiast entrepreneur and because of that, I am constantly trying new ideas that I believe – or at least hope – will develop into full-blown business that I can be actually proud of.

Unfortunately, sometimes is not that easy to start a new company in this country – regardless of what people say. If you have ever tried to start a business here on your own, then you might know what I’m talking about.

The thing is that I was trying to start my own online store. This store would be mainly focused on juicers and food processors which I believe are good products to sell. Initially I was developing a site where people could buy a Breville BJE510XL online for example, but that is precisely when problems started to show up.

Taxes and forms: so much for bureaucracy

I can’t believe we have to pay so much taxes and government fees in order to get a business started! Really. I didn’t think it would be that troublesome.

Can we no longer start a business without the government interfering with all its bureaucracy and taxes!? Is it too much to ask from them!?

In the end, I had to contract someone – an accountant more precisely – to actually help me sort through a pile of paper and forms that I needed to fill before even making my first sale!

So even before I was able to get my business going, I already had spent more money than I should – at least from my point of view – with bureaucracy and government issues!