Talk Track: Setting up an entity Response [English]

Pillars: Effortless, Transparency

I understand why setting up your own entity seems appealing, but it is expensive, slow and administratively heavy. It can take up to nine months and cost more than €60,000 before you even hire your first person. With the Employer of Record (EOR), you can hire in over 160 countries straight away without the setup costs, delays or compliance risks. It keeps you flexible and lets you focus on growing your team, not building infrastructure.

Pillars: Compliance, Effortless, Transparency

I get why an entity feels like the natural next step. It gives you control, and it fits with internal processes. The challenge is the scale of the commitment. Setting up an entity often exceeds €60,000 in the first year and comes with ongoing monthly and annual administration. On top of that, it can take months before you are fully operational, which slows down your ability to hire and adapt to market needs.

You also take on full responsibility for compliance, including labour law, tax rules, payroll requirements and regional differences. Getting any of this wrong can be costly. The Employer of Record (EOR) gives you a faster and cleaner route. You can hire in 160 countries immediately, with no setup delays and no legal or compliance burden. We handle the risk, the paperwork and the local obligations so you can stay focused on your business.

Pillars: Compliance, Transparency, Effortless

I completely understand why setting up your own entity looks attractive at first. It suggests control, permanence and alignment with your internal processes. The key is understanding the full scope of what that decision requires.

The cost alone is significant. In many countries, you can expect to spend more than €60,000 in the first year once you factor in incorporation, legal work, tax registrations, mandatory advisers and payroll setup. That does not include the ongoing monthly and annual work needed to keep the entity compliant. Then there is time. It can take up to nine months before the entity is fully ready to employ talent. During that time, hiring is delayed and opportunities can pass.

The biggest challenge tends to be compliance. Every country, and sometimes every region, has its own employment laws, tax rules, reporting obligations and statutory benefits. When you open an entity, you take on all of that responsibility. Any misstep, even by accident, can lead to fines, back payments or legal disputes.

This is exactly why many organisations choose the Employer of Record (EOR) instead. With the EOR, you can hire in more than 160 countries immediately. There are no incorporation costs, no delays getting started and no compliance burden on your side. We handle the employment contract, payroll, statutory requirements and legal obligations. We are fully liable for giving you a compliant setup, so you can expand where you need talent without locking yourself into long-term commitments.

If your goal is speed, flexibility and a clean compliance path, the EOR keeps you agile and lets you focus on growing your business rather than managing entities.