Animated illustration: a mountain drawn with contour lines, at night. A spark climbs a path with five stages up to the summit, at 739 metres.
Your strategic move to San Marino.
Company, premises, banking, people, cyber security and artificial intelligence. One person looks after it all, your lead guide, from the first meeting through the first twelve months.
The cards show an example journey.
To open a company in San Marino you need a company, real premises, a business licence, a business bank account and the right people. Quota Strategica is the service from Strategic S.r.l. that puts those steps in order and works through them with you, from the first meeting to the end of your first twelve months in business.
Your lead guide coordinates the professionals, the estate agents, the bank and the IT technicians. In Italian the role is called “capocordata”, the lead climber on a rope team. Meanwhile you carry on running your own business.
It starts with the first move, a first meeting with no obligation, held online or at our office in San Marino.
Next stage: the routeThe written plan
One number to callFor every question
On a mountain, the lead climber goes first, knows the route and holds the rope. With us, your lead guide is the person who looks after your opening from the first day to the last. Your lead guide has a name, a face and a direct phone number.
Opening a company involves professionals, estate agents, a bank, public offices and IT technicians. If you coordinate them yourself, you end up making the phone calls, handing over the same documents twice and reconciling answers that don't match.
With a lead guide you tell your story once. After that you never have to repeat it to anyone.
You tell us about your business in a meeting with no obligation, online or at our office. We work out whether San Marino is right for you. If it isn't, we say so.
You spend a day in San Marino with your lead guide. We take you to see possible premises and to meet the bank and the professionals.
You read the plan and decide whether to go ahead. We write down the stages, the timings, the costs and who is responsible for each step.
You sign the deeds and choose your premises and your people. We coordinate the deed of incorporation and the licence, prepare the documents for the bank, recruit your staff and set up cyber security and artificial intelligence.
You run the business and help it grow. We stay close to you for the first twelve months.
739 mEach service has a full page of its own. Those pages are in Italian.
We choose the legal form with you and coordinate the deed, the registration and the licence.
Who does it: Strategic coordinates. The deeds are drawn up by qualified professionals.How we handle formation and paperwork (in Italian)We introduce you to the accountant who fits your case, and we keep in touch with them for you.
Who does it: Registered accountants, who invoice you directly.How we choose the accountant (in Italian)We look for offices, industrial units or shops that suit your business, and we stay with you through viewings and negotiation.
Who does it: Strategic, with estate agencies.How we find your premises (in Italian)We prepare the documents and go with you to the meetings for your business account. The bank decides whether to open it.
Who does it: Strategic supports you. The bank decides whether to open the account.How we go with you to the bank (in Italian)We recruit your staff and explain the rules for hiring in San Marino.
Who does it: Strategic.How we find your people (in Italian)If you really are moving here, with or without your family, we coordinate the paperwork for a stay permit or residence.
Who does it: Strategic coordinates with professionals.How we handle permits and residence (in Italian)We're in San Marino. We do the site visit with you and we're there at the key steps.
Who does it: Strategic, directly.How we work on the ground (in Italian)We protect your network, email, logins and data before the company starts work. We do this ourselves.
Who does it: Strategic, directly.How we protect your company (in Italian)We set up assistants and automations, and we train your staff to use them from the first day.
Who does it: Strategic, directly.How we bring artificial intelligence into your company (in Italian)With us you really do come to San Marino, with real premises, real people and real activity. We explain taxes in our guides, with date and source, and we don't use them to persuade you.
At the first move we work out whether San Marino is right for you. If it isn't, we tell you and explain why.
Cyber security and artificial intelligence are our own trade. We set them up from day one, so you have no other suppliers to look for.
The page for people coming from abroad is in English. The other two are in Italian.
You want to bring your business to San Marino from another country. We explain how it's done, one step at a time.
Opening a company in San Marino from abroadYou already have a company and are thinking about a second site or a new business in San Marino. The page covers the usual questions and the mistakes to avoid.
Opening a company in San Marino from Italy (in Italian)You're starting a new business, moving premises or want cyber security and artificial intelligence put in order. We introduce you to the right professional.
What we do for businesses already in San Marino (in Italian)Our guides are written in Italian. Each one answers a single question, with the source and the date beside every figure.
It sets out every step in order, from the company to the licence.
Read the complete guide to opening a company (in Italian)It lists the costs one by one, each with its source and date.
Read the guide to costs (in Italian)It explains the difference between a limited liability company and a joint-stock company, and the capital each one needs.
Read the guide to company types (in Italian)It explains the taxes precisely and without promises.
Read the guide to company taxation (in Italian)It explains the options for people who move to San Marino to run their business.
Read the guide to stay permits and residence (in Italian)It explains when a company that already exists can move here, and how it's done.
Read the guide to moving a foreign company (in Italian)These three tools are in Italian.
You enter the company type, the capital, the floor area of your premises and the staff you expect to hire. You get an indicative estimate of the costs, item by item.
Estimate what it costs to open (in Italian)You answer a few questions about your business, your customers and where you'll live. The result is honest, and it can be a no.
Take the “Is San Marino right for you?” test (in Italian)A short story
You may have come here once for the day. This time, stay.
A day trip you may remember
You can, whether you come from Italy or from another country. Shareholders and directors have to meet certain requirements. They are set out in our guide to who can be a shareholder or director (in Italian), which is in Italian. At the first move we look at your case together.
It depends on the company type, the premises and how many people you hire. The costs are listed one by one, each with its source and date, in our Italian guide to what it costs to open a company in San Marino (in Italian). For a first estimate you can use the tool What it costs to open (in Italian), also in Italian.
It depends on the paperwork, the premises and the bank. The timings set by law are in the complete guide to opening a company in San Marino (in Italian), written in Italian. The timings for your own case go into the route, the written plan we prepare before you start.
This is the most delicate point. A San Marino company must have real premises, real management and real activity in San Marino. If it's in fact run from Italy, the Italian tax authorities may treat it as an Italian company. Italians call this “esterovestizione”, and our Italian guide to esterovestizione (in Italian) explains how to avoid it. Other countries have their own rules on where a company counts as resident, so check them with a professional there before you start.
Our guide to how companies are taxed in San Marino (in Italian) sets it out, with the figures, the date and the source. It's in Italian. We explain taxes, but they aren't the reason we tell you to come. With us, you come to San Marino to do real work here.
It's a first meeting with no obligation, online or at our office. You tell us about your business and we tell you whether San Marino suits your case. If the answer is no, you know straight away and you know why.
Tell us about your business in a meeting with no obligation, online or at our office.
