Don't forget to sell stocks for head start and promise some good dividends within few months. Or yanno.. Powertrade to that big buck that you need to start with. Because let's face it, you kinda do need it to start things up.
Btw, if you do find that band of mercs that's online long enough to enforce things - do recommend them to me.
Fun idea -- give interspace affiliation and ID'd players a 2% discount on sirius credit cards and a 6% bonus on their sale... giving them reason to RP the trade between systemic "banks" like inter-bank loans work IRL.
That would be fun!! Extremely dangerous trade runs... lots of security needed.
Even if they can only do a successful trade once in a few weeks, it's an RP event to behold!