Ask HN: Where to relocate business in Europe from UK

1 points by throwaway_88181 ↗ HN
I’m a UK citizen and software developer. I incorporated a UK company in 2013. My SaaS business is small but reasonably successful. We’re a team of 4 based in London. We turnover ~$40,000 a month. I’m the sole owner, we do not have investors or debt.

We’ve been thinking about relocating to Europe for a while now, and have decided it’s probably time to take advantage of this opportunity before our freedom to live and work in the EU ends in March 2019 (earliest).

We’d also like to embark on a new, more ambitious project (probably also SaaS), preferably bootstrapped.

Our main considerations are: - We would like to move somewhere with a nice developer community (with a view to hiring, collaborating and socialising with other developers) - My wife and I would prefer to move somewhere comfortable, ideally where it’s not too difficult to get by with English - Any incentives for young/small companies and entrepreneurs to move there would also be valuable - I’m open to taking external investment if it makes sense. Access to investors would be nice (but not critical)

Currently Amsterdam and Berlin top our list.

My question: which European city best fits our criteria? Also, based on our situation, are there any other considerations we should factor into our decision?

Any advice would be hugely appreciated

(I'd also appreciate avoiding any discussion re: pros/cons of Brexit)

Thank you!

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I would consider Dublin. Besides the language advantage it has lower taxes.