Buying a Sociedad Limitada off the shelf offers 3 advantages.The first is to safeguard the anonymity of the shareholders; in practice, only the shareholder that set up the company remains recorded in the Company Register and hence visible to the public.The second is to save time and energy by avoiding the bureaucracy and delays associated with all administrative formalities and to devote yourself in full to your project. Lastly, the third advantage - if you buy a company with the option of a bank account - is that you do not have to advance all the capital and you can sell and receive monies immediately. It is extremely simple to buy a Sociedad Limitada off the shelf. Once you have signed for the purchase of the company with a notary you can then start doing business.