Help! I love spain and the only way i can stay there (short of gettin married to a spaniard) is to set up a biz. Am thinkin along the lines of importing furniture and home furnishing to Spain. I have afew questions, hopefully someone can assist me...

1. How much $ is needed for a foreigner to set up a biz? Do i need a local partner?
2. Investor Visa, what is the minimum $ needed to get this visa?
3. Companies that does custom clearance of imports... any such companies?
4. Can i open a bank account with a tourist visa?

tks in advance for your help. Any reference is also greatly appreciated. besito!

follow-up question:

What is the sequence of getting the followin permits?....

-Work Visa for self-employed
-Residence visa for investors or self-employed
-Set up of S.L. Company

is this the sequence? Gosh, i'm confused...