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.”
For further information, visit www.ukprofessionalservices.co.uk or contact Richard Brown on 0117 314 5222.
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