making a living in Bulgaria(EU)????

It depends - what kind of own business do you have in mind?

I disagree with Becker on this one.

You can't exclude the bulgarians as customers whatever you do in Bulgaria. Building your strategy only on foreigners will simply get you broke in the first 3 months.

Most foreigners were selling bulgarian property to other foreigners. There was a boom in this kind of business 2-3 years ago. Now, since the demand because of the financial crisis is minor, they have no income.

I agree on selling services - It's still the best way to make money, all over the world.

I can provide more info, but you have to tell me where in Bulgaria you want to live, what kind of business do you prefer to do, what your expectations are.

Bulgaria isn't an easy country for foreigners, especially Americans and English people. If you don't have a bulgarian friend over here you will be gettin' ripped off every time you make a deal, go to a restaurant or buy a property.

And, if you want to live in Bulgaria, hanging out only with foreigners will cost you twice as much.

I am currently writing a big report for foreigners willing to move to Bulgaria - a real report, not the fancy good looking articles you find all over the web. As soon as it's ready i will post a link to it, read it and you will understand reality in Bulgaria.

I am a re-expat living in Sofia - I moved back here 8 years ago from Germany, where I was raised. Good luck