To structure your business in Barcelona, start with your needs: preparing registration, finding a contact, organising finance, recruiting or choosing a workspace. French Tech Barcelona points you towards resources and a community of French-speaking founders, professionals and talent.
For setup procedures, start with the business creation guide. For the founder’s arrival, consult the Barcelona relocation guide.
How can you identify institutional resources?
Barcelona Activa is the city’s local development agency. Browse its website to identify services for entrepreneurs and their current requirements.
Before choosing a support programme, define your development stage, sector, expected outcome and team constraints. Check selection requirements, timetable, services and any funding directly with the organiser.
How should you prepare a financial management brief?
Describe the issues to address: cash flow, management reporting, preparing financial data or a one-off need related to development. Have the scope, deliverables, schedule and fees specified in a quotation.
Our fractional CFO guide explains this support model. You can also browse the Iter Advisors profile and its outsourced CFO service, or explore the directory of French-speaking service providers.
Where should you look for funding information?
Prepare your funding need, timetable and project assumptions before approaching a programme or investor. Consult the Catalan startup ecosystem analysis for the data and scope described in that resource.
Check a scheme’s criteria and availability with the relevant organisation. An introduction or directory listing does not constitute funding approval.
Which tax questions should you discuss with a professional?
If you retain business activity or income in France, have your tax residence, relevant income and obligations in both countries examined. The service provider directory helps you identify contacts for your circumstances.
The inbound expatriate regime, often called the “Beckham law”, is not automatic. Check eligibility, income treatment and procedures. Source: AEAT, special inbound expatriate regime.
Which community services can you use?
- Meet contacts: explore ecosystem organisations, service providers and the meetup calendar.
- Recruit or present your profile: discover Talentboard and the guide to hiring French-speaking talent.
- Find a business space: browse the public Officeboard listings. The team confirms availability, prices and conditions for each enquiry.
- Prepare a recording: the podcast and video studio presents the venue, equipment and booking enquiry.
You can apply to join French Tech Barcelona. Membership is by application, with manual approval.