Collection of fruits

Imagine a room with 150 people. Imagine a podium occupied by the inland revenue, the company registration office, the social security administration and a number of different authoritites. All there to give a small taster of how to navigate in the jungle of requirements and admin you need to consider to set up your own company. Conclusion: you have to be so convinced that this is what you want to do! The number of obstacles the authorities put up is endless. Having a basic understanding of company law, book keeping and taxes obviously helps. When one of the participants wanted a more detailed walkthrough of a simple book keeping example I felt really sorry for her. This is just the beginning...

Today I continue my public service study tour with a day at the Police Academy; at least as far as the venue is concerned. Probably no police officers involved. In a far-fetched way, the fruit of today is connected with the fruit of yesterday. I'm collecting all sorts of fruit to create my complete fruit bowl!