The UK Voice

The UK Voice

A blog by paulbeare

Paul adores tea - however he is not your "typical Brit". He despises bad customer service, does not come from either Oxford, or Cambridge - has good teeth, and speaks eloquently. He represents a UK accounting firm that concentrates on helping US companies enter the UK and succeed! Paul provides general UK tax, accounting and cultural insights in a light-hearted and practical way. He is, The UK Voice.

A guide to Succeed in the UK: 9 Terms of business (terms of sale)

12/28/2011 - 08:09 - 360 reads

You will instruct UK lawyers to prepare the UK Terms of Business setting out your terms and conditions, which are usually subject to UK law. They should be as clear and succinct as possible, preferably able to be printed on the back of one sheet of A4 paper.

UKTI launches Go UK business competition with over $100k of prizes

12/19/2011 - 14:00 - 450 reads

UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) helped more than 40 Australian companies successfully establish themselves in the UK last year and some 1000 Australian companies are already set up and doing business in the region.

A guide to Succeed in the UK: 8 British Culture

12/18/2011 - 19:30 - 379 reads

The British Culture

The Bribery Act

09/15/2011 - 10:37 - 303 reads

New laws aimed at cracking down on business bribery have come on stream. The Bribery Act, which took effect as from 1 July 2011, has been designed to update legislation in some cases dating back as far as 1889 and to bring the UK into line with international laws on tackling corruption.

A Guide to Succeed In The UK: 7 Finding Key Staff

07/21/2011 - 08:18 - 478 reads

You may already have found the first hire to implement the set-up. If done through a personal network, the person may be good, although his recommendation is necessarily subjective. If using a recruitment company, then their advice and reference checking would be useful, but unless on a retained basis, their main aim may be to get the person hired and get their fee. You may even be sending someone over to start the business, perhaps a UK national.