I think it should be stupid simple to create a small company, Sorry, "stupid" is important here, anything lesser would not convey the meaning against the EU background. Something like a proof of identity, a one sheet stating the structure of the company (a sole proprietorship or a small LLC with limited funds and employees), the nature of the business (e.g. "software development"), and a moderate processing fee. The process should be serving a notification, not obtaining a permission.
It should be equally simple to shut down a small company, once all its dues are paid.
Once a company grows larger (say, past 15 full-time employees, or past €10M in revenue), maybe something additional might be asked, because now the company would be able to afford handling it.
And, of course, sensitive things like selling food or medicines would require extra licensing, but it's not that the lack of bakeries or pharmacies what's holding back the tech industry progress in the EU.
It should be equally simple to shut down a small company, once all its dues are paid.
Once a company grows larger (say, past 15 full-time employees, or past €10M in revenue), maybe something additional might be asked, because now the company would be able to afford handling it.
And, of course, sensitive things like selling food or medicines would require extra licensing, but it's not that the lack of bakeries or pharmacies what's holding back the tech industry progress in the EU.