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South West Business Experts Provide Help to US Companies

UK Professional Services [1] have recently carried out a survey with the help of the UK Trade & Investment [2] North American Office which identified the substantial appetite within the US for a turn-key organisation to assist in setting up in the UK.

UK Professional Services is a collaboration between Veale Wasbrough Vizards [3], Business Control [4] and Baker Tilly [5] in association with Business West [6] and HSBC, bringing together South West international and technical experts ‘under one roof’. It provides a one-stop-shop for all the essential professional services required when setting up in the UK such as accounting, payroll, legal advice, tax, banking and business support.

A range of US companies were surveyed from a cross section of industries including financial services, creative media, life sciences, ICT, consumer goods and energy and environment.  The survey provided interesting results with 66% of respondents highlighting that they needed tax support and 46% identifying employment law as an area requiring assistance. The top five service providers they envisaged needing to use to help set up in the UK were: accountant, lawyer, banker, business support specialist and Chamber of Commerce; all of which UK Professional Services can provide access to.

Tony Kujawa, UK Professional Services said: “UK Professional Services is ideally placed to help foreign companies entering the UK market because of the expert alliance of companies involved.  The survey results further reinforce that US companies require business support experts, access to Chamber of Commerce services, accountants and lawyers, all of which UK Professional Services provides.”

To find out more visit www.ukprofessionalservices.co.uk or call Tony Kujawa on 0844 879 3241.
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Notes to Editors

1.    UK Professional Services
Formerly known as Business Outsourcing.  UK Professional Services is a credible alliance of expert organisations, with substantial global experience and all the resources to assist foreign companies who wish to set up in the UK.

To ensure a one stop shop service, the main contact for UK Professional Services is Tony Kujawa MBA.  Tony is an experienced business person with an extensive knowledge of all the services a client needs, to work in the UK.  Tony ensures clients only get what they want, when they want it.

Mobile No. +44 7939 604482 or 0844 879 3241


2.    UK Trade & Investment South West
UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) is the government department that helps UK-based companies succeed in the global economy. We also help overseas companies bring their high quality investment to the UK’s economy – acknowledged as Europe’s best place from which to succeed in global business. For more information on the services offered by UK Trade & Investment South West contact +44 (0)845 60 60 969.

3.    Veale Wasbrough Vizards

Veale Wasbrough Vizards is a national law firm with offices in Bristol and London which means that the size, location and expertise of the firm equips them to deal with companies looking to expand or relocate to the UK.
 
Examples of VWV support include establishing a business in UK, setting up outside the UK, international trading contracts, agents, distributors and reps, cross border employment, international banking and finance, disputes and litigation, carriage of goods and International taxation.
 
The firm has also recently been recognised as Regional Law Firm of the Year by the Bristol Law Society.

4.    Business Control

Business Control provides an innovative Accounting Outsourcing service encompassing all aspects of finance and bookkeeping, from payroll, vat, final accounts, debt chasing and cash flow management.  It also has a unique online accounting service particularly useful for North American clients.

For more details contact Richard Starkey on +44 (0) 1225 840538 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .


5.    Baker Tilly

Baker Tilly is the trading name of a number of separate legal entities which together form a £182m (gross fee income), top 10 business of accountancy, tax and business advisers to entrepreneurial and growing businesses.

Key professional services: audit, accountancy, personal and corporate taxation, VAT, management consultancy, corporate finance (AIM and PLUS specialists), IT advisory, restructuring and recovery and forensic services.

Sector expertise: charities and education, agriculture, automotive, media, manufacturing, pensions, professional practices, public sector, property, social housing, retail and leisure.

Baker Tilly has around 1,600 members of staff and over 250 partners with 28 offices throughout the UK.

Baker Tilly International is the world’s 8th largest accountancy and business advisory network by combined fee income of its independent members. It is represented by 150 independent firms in 120 countries with combined fee income of US$3.07bn and 25,000 people worldwide.


6.    Business West -  A Powerful Voice for Business

All companies can benefit from the range of information, advice, networking events and International Trade support that is available from Business West.   

Delivering essential Chamber of Commerce services to almost 2,000 members across Bristol, Bath & North East Somerset and Gloucestershire enables Business West to speak with authority on the issues that matter to business.  

As an effective link between the private and public sectors, it ensures the interests of commerce are taken into account when key decisions are made at local and regional levels.

At national level, as part of the British Chambers of Commerce it sits at the heart of a powerful nationwide network of Accredited Chambers of Commerce, serving over 100,000 businesses across the UK, which employ over five million people
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