Anyone open a brick and mortar business after moving abroad?

Posted by theytookallthecash@reddit | expats | View on Reddit | 6 comments

Hi everyone. My family and I have been planning a move to Lithuania for about the past year. We are very close to leaving, so I am starting to envision my future there. Before I go further, Lithuania is a very business-friendly country with a visa I'd qualify for if I open a shop. I also qualify for Permanent Residency via descent, which I'm in the process of applying for now. I anticipate I will have that, hopefully, by 2027. In other words, the doors are open to running a brick and mortar business there.

I'm wondering if anyone has done the same in their new country? What was it like? In the US, opening a business simultaneously feels very hard and very easy, but it's the only landscape I know, so I don't have much to compare it to. It's always been a dream of mine, I don't have a dream to be a digital nomad working virtually forever.

I'd love to hear some stories. Thank you 😄