Practical knowledge, founder stories and news about starting a business, taxes and life in Bulgaria.
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Follow the Founder Roadmap – from “Is Bulgaria right for me?” all the way to growth, in the right order.
Bulgaria vs Estonia, Cyprus, Romania & the UK
Which country is right for your business? The full country comparison for founders.
Formation & Law
Dozens of providers, prices from €89 to well over €1,700, and marketing that promises guarantees no one can give. The four provider types, the red flags to watch for, and ten questions to ask before you sign. Final part of our formation series.
Formation & Law
Almost every provider advertises remote formation – and for the registration it is largely true. But power of attorney, apostille, capital account and above all the bank draw the real line. What works from abroad, what doesn't, and when one flight beats it all. Part 4 of our formation series.
Formation & Law
Formation offers range from €89 to €1,700 – and neither number tells you what you will actually pay. Every one-off and recurring cost of a Bulgarian EOOD, the six places hidden costs hide, and how to compare offers properly. Part 3 of our formation series.
Formation & Law
Name check, notarized signatures, capital account, Commercial Register, EIK, bank and VAT: the complete formation process for a Bulgarian EOOD in the right order – with realistic timelines, including an overview of the Registry Agency's portal. Part 2 of our formation series.
Formation & Law
10% corporate tax, euro, EU membership – Bulgaria sounds tempting. But what is actually different from home, where do the real costs and risks hide, and who is the move right for? Part 1 of our five-part formation series.
Formation & Law
Deregistering at home, where you are actually tax resident, and why most sole traders are better off closing the old business and starting fresh in Bulgaria.
Formation & Law
Anyone wishing to start a business in Bulgaria faces an important decision: which legal form is the right one? Bulgarian business forms offer a wide range of …
Taxes & Finance
Since 1 January 2026 the euro is Bulgaria's official currency. What that means for share capital, accounting, VAT and the extended 2028 company-document deadline.
Taxes & Finance
In September 2025 the prime minister stated that the government plans neither tax rises nor higher social-security contributions. What that means — and what it does not.
Taxes & Finance
Selling from a German warehouse through a Bulgarian company: where VAT is due, why the double-tax treaty is not the answer, and when a permanent establishment arises.
Taxes & Finance
Bulgaria is not only known for its low cost of living and beautiful nature – the tax system in Bulgaria is also considered one of the most attractive in the …
Taxes & Finance
Living in Germany and founding in Bulgaria? Why the company's seat, its management, your own work, salary and dividends all have to be assessed separately.
Relocation & Living
Moved from Bansko to Sofia? Depending on your residence status there are one or two authorities to notify – and the order is not arbitrary. Which deadline runs, why the municipality comes before Migration, and what this typically fails on.
Relocation & Living
Only the owner signs – the tenants do not, and they do not have to go to the notary either. What belongs in the declaration, which notarisation type matches which status, and why a married couple needs two originals.
Relocation & Living
Ask this in any expat group and you get three contradictory answers – and all three can be right. Why that happens, which three procedures keep getting confused, and which type of notarisation actually belongs to your residence status.
Relocation & Living
The roadmap for moving to Bulgaria in the order the questions actually come up: decision, residency, housing, healthcare, taxes, settling in – with links to the full guide for each step.
Relocation & Living
Life without a car, parcels, banking, doctors' appointments and a side business in Sofia — the practical details that decide whether daily life here feels light or heavy.
Relocation & Living
Cyprus to Sofia, bureaucracy, tax, housing and community — Tatjana and Jérôme on what they learned, plus a long FAQ on the practical questions newcomers ask.
Relocation & Living
Tatjana and Jérôme Helmke left Augsburg for Cyprus, then Sofia. A portrait of the couple behind auswanderung-bulgarien.de and what they actually do.
Relocation & Living
The last step of our moving series: registering your address, getting an ID number, health insurance, re-registering a car – and what else shapes the first weeks. What newcomers deal with first, and what founders need on top.
Relocation & Living
Ben and Lena Jung left Germany in 2016 for a village in northern Bulgaria. Their blog is one of the most honest long-running records of what that is actually like.
Relocation & Living
Whether a move to Bulgaria pays off depends entirely on your situation. Student, employee, founder or retiree — the same country looks very different from each.
These posts are founder interviews from our book. They describe what building a business in Bulgaria is like — they are not records of projects we delivered.
Founder Stories
In recent years, Bulgaria has become an exciting destination for entrepreneurs. Especially for people in the creative industries, the country offers …
Founder Stories
Starting a business in Bulgaria can be both an exciting adventure and a real test of patience. Nadya and Aleks took that leap with Imagine Travel (nowadays …
Founder Stories
Sometimes life forces us to make decisions we never imagined – and that’s exactly how Mikhail’s journey to Bulgaria began.The experienced copywriter from …
Founder Stories
Back then, I first approached the idea of starting a business in Bulgaria from a purely theoretical perspective. It quickly becomes clear that there are …
Founder Stories
Monika Marinova is a prime example of how personal drive and strategic thinking can lead to entrepreneurial success – especially in Bulgaria. Those looking …
Founder Stories
In the dynamic world of culinary arts, there are few stories as shaped by determination and passion as that of Hristo Mirchev, founder and CEO of HM …
Founder Stories
Contradictory search results, dubious Facebook groups and outdated blog posts. How a personal research project turned into an independent information site.
Learning Bulgarian
Do you actually need to learn Bulgarian to form a company, live, or travel in Bulgaria? An honest assessment, the words worth knowing from day one, and how to start without an expensive course.
Discover Bulgaria
A concrete saucer at 1,400 metres in the Stara Planina: the history behind Bulgaria's most photographed ruin, its decay, and the effort to save it.
Discover Bulgaria
Every year, the small town of Bansko at the foot of the Pirin Mountains turns into one of the most exciting meeting points for digital nomads in Europe: the …
Discover Bulgaria
Airport taxi scams are the most common complaint newcomers to Sofia have. Here is what the local expat community actually recommends — apps, the metro and car sharing.
Discover Bulgaria
Bulgaria – a country that many people only know for its Black Sea coast or affordable vacations. But this country, located in the heart of Southern Europe …
Business Ideas
Starting a language school in Bulgaria might sound like a distant dream for many expats. But for Amy Sabella, it became reality. Originally from New York …
Business Ideas
Some business ideas are born at the drawing board – others right in the saddle. That was the case for Frank Op Den Kamp, a Dutchman who moved to Bulgaria and …
Business Ideas
You want to start your own business – maybe even in Bulgaria? Then the first thing you need is a solid business idea. But what actually makes a good idea? …
Economy & News
Shelly makes smart-home devices in Sofia and sells them in more than 100 countries. Schneider Electric has proposed to buy it for about €1.2 billion. A look at what Shelly does, the path from the Bulgarian Stock Exchange via Frankfurt to the SDAX, what Schneider would pay, and what Bulgarian founders can learn.
Economy & News
Bulgaria's renewed JEREMIE programme is expected to mobilise about €210 million for high tech and scale-ups. What is confirmed, what remains unknown and what DACH investors and founders should examine.
Economy & News
Bulgaria posted the EU's second-highest annual growth in Q2 2025 while Germany's economy shrank. What is behind the gap, and what it does and does not tell you.
Economy & News
Bulgaria's economy maintained solid growth in the second quarter of 2025. GDP rose by 3.1% year-on-year, mirroring the gains seen in Q1, and increased 0.7% …
