Hello forum members,
I've been to bali 2 times and I really like it there. On my second trip there (2009) I decided that I want to stay there for longer and start a business there. I searched a lot but unfortunately there was no real opportunity at those times that made sense to me. I wanted to avoid the saturated businesses (like running a shop, bar or export crafts). So my trip kept what it was originally meant to be - a 3 weeks holiday
Now, nearly 2 years later, I am confronted with a potential opportunity. I am in IT-business here in Europe as a freelance programmer. A customer requires data collection and data processing work done on a regular base because he is not pleased with his current provider any more. Now because my freelance fellow and I wrote the software he also asked us to look around for a proper source. Normally this type of real time stock data collection would be a typical task to outsource to e.g. an Indian BPO. Generally, it is really simple task with little training but requires quite a bit of human power. That brought me to the idea of eventually going to bali and doing it from there. After a first research I could not find any severe things that should eliminate bali as a potential location, but I would be very thankful if you could help me with those 2 questions:
1. I don't want to annoy here anyone with a further PMA/KITAS question, but my problem is that my customer needs the new data already in the beginning of october, so according to the mentioned PMA setup time of 10 weeks I would not be able to start in time and cannot take this opportunit. Is there a way to rent an office and hire staff before the company is fully established? I already contacted 4 balinese notaries but still got no answer.
2. Does anyone here have experience with IT-based business from bali concerning infrastructure?
I would appreciate your help,
Jason
I've been to bali 2 times and I really like it there. On my second trip there (2009) I decided that I want to stay there for longer and start a business there. I searched a lot but unfortunately there was no real opportunity at those times that made sense to me. I wanted to avoid the saturated businesses (like running a shop, bar or export crafts). So my trip kept what it was originally meant to be - a 3 weeks holiday
Now, nearly 2 years later, I am confronted with a potential opportunity. I am in IT-business here in Europe as a freelance programmer. A customer requires data collection and data processing work done on a regular base because he is not pleased with his current provider any more. Now because my freelance fellow and I wrote the software he also asked us to look around for a proper source. Normally this type of real time stock data collection would be a typical task to outsource to e.g. an Indian BPO. Generally, it is really simple task with little training but requires quite a bit of human power. That brought me to the idea of eventually going to bali and doing it from there. After a first research I could not find any severe things that should eliminate bali as a potential location, but I would be very thankful if you could help me with those 2 questions:
1. I don't want to annoy here anyone with a further PMA/KITAS question, but my problem is that my customer needs the new data already in the beginning of october, so according to the mentioned PMA setup time of 10 weeks I would not be able to start in time and cannot take this opportunit. Is there a way to rent an office and hire staff before the company is fully established? I already contacted 4 balinese notaries but still got no answer.
2. Does anyone here have experience with IT-based business from bali concerning infrastructure?
I would appreciate your help,
Jason
