This document discusses expanding business into the UK and provides information about UKTI support services. Some key points: - UKTI provides various services to support both new investors and export businesses expanding into the UK, including introductions, advice, reports, location selection help, tax advice, visa support, and ongoing government assistance. - The UK is highlighted as a top destination for business expansion due to its vast market opportunity, favorable business environment, high quality of life, access to talent, and attractive tax regime. - Choosing a business location is an important decision, as it impacts costs and revenues. Various regions and locations in the UK offer different advantages in terms of labor costs, office rents, and more.

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Business is GREAT
Come to the UK
You’re Welcome
UKTrade&Investment
ZuzanaŠtěpanovská,InvestmentAdvisor
Brno, JIC – Czech Republic, 4th June 2015
ENLARGE YOUR BUSINESS INTO THE UK

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UKTI provides services to support new
investors in the UK as well as to further expand
export businesses
Investment Exporting
▪ Access and
introductions to
the right people
▪ Advice and
support on setting
up in the UK
▪ In-depth report
tailored to your
business needs
▪ Help selecting the
best location
▪ Tax advice
▪ Ongoing
government
support once
you’ve arrived
▪ Support with visas
and entry to the UK
▪ Help finding top
quality staff
▪ Tailored assistance
for entrepreneurs
▪ UK Advisory
Network access to
trusted commercial
providers
▪ Passport to Export
for new and
inexperienced
exporters
▪ Gateway to Global
▪ Growth for
experienced
exporters
▪ Export Marketing
▪ Research Scheme
to investigate a
potential export
market.
▪ Overseas Business
▪ Risk advice
▪ Market visits and
trade missions
▪ Overseas Market
introduction
▪ Service to access
research, identify
contacts and plan
events
▪ Seminars,
webinars and
events in the UK
and overseas
▪ Tradeshow Access
▪ Programme
support to attend
overseas
exhibitions.
▪ Open to Export
community-driven
website for SMEs
▪ Export
▪ Communications
▪ Review to assess
communication
with overseas
customers
UKTI has more
than 1,200
staff in over
100
overseas markets

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Afew executive thoughts on investing and expanding in the UK:
„UK is business-friendly and open
to CEE products”
J. Kulpa, Export Director, Fakro
„In the UK there’s a highly positive
approach to investment”
V. Horký, CEO, Brand Embassy
„The UK is one of the most
business-friendly environments”
Z. Vasvári, CEO, BoatForRent.com
„In UK we get support at every level:
from 10 Downing Street to UKTI”
P. Grimwood, CEO, Nestle
„Being in UK certainly was a
springboard for us”
G. Ell, CEO EMEA, Yammer
„The UK has been most open,
free and fair area to work in”
P. Vandrevala, CEO, Diligenta

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Agenda
• UK as a top destination for business expansion
• Choosing your location
• UKTI Support

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There are many reasons for which UK is the top investment
destination
Vast market
opportunity
Favourable
business
environment
High quality of life
Easy access to
talent
Attractive tax
regime
• 6th largest economy in the world
• Excellent international accessibility
• Robust infrastructure
• Enterprise zones
• Ease of set-up and operation
– Language
– Stable business environment & efficient legal system
• High standard of living, appreciated by relocating international executives
• Rich cultural heritage easily accessible language-wise
• Educated & flexible workforce
• 4 of the world’s top ten universities
• Strong research base
• Reduction of corporation tax to 20% by 2015
• Most competitive tax regime in G20
• R&D tax credits, Patent Box
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The UK provides many advantages for investors and has become the
top foreign investment location in Europe
Vast market opportunity1
6th largest
economy in
the world
Largest IT
industry in
Europe
2nd largest
aerospace
industry in the
world
Access to
500+ mil.
consumers in
Europe
Advanced
transportation
systems (air,
rail, road, sea)
Financial and
trade centre
Hub for
Innovation
and R&D
63 million
people
1st place for
foreign direct
investment in
Europe

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UK is the 2nd most innovative country in the world
Vast market opportunity – Global Innovation Index1
Country Score (2014)
1 Switzerland 64.78
2 United Kingdom 62.37
3 Sweden 62.29
4 Finland 60.67
5 Netherlands 60.59
6
United States of
America
60.09
7 Singapore 59.24
8 Denmark 57.52
9 Luxembourg 56.86
10 Hong-Kong 56.82
… … …
28 Slovenia 47.23
Source: Global Innovation Index 2014

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The UK takes the 10th place globally when it comes to ease of
doing business
Favourable business environment - Ease of doing business
▪ Rankings are based on the
average of the economy’s rankings
on 10 topics:
– Starting a business
– Dealing with construction
permits
– Getting Electricity
– Registering Property
– Getting Credit
– Protecting investors
– Paying taxes
– Trading across borders
– Enforcing contracts
– Resolving insolvency
Country
Ease of Doing
Business Rank
UK 10
Ireland 15
Germany 21
Netherlands 28
France 38
Poland 45
Spain 52
… …
Slovenia 33
Slovakia 49
Hungary 54
Bulgaria 58
Romania 73
Czech Republic 75
Croatia 89
Source: World Bank, Doing Business 2014
10th place
globally
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The UK is ranked as an easier place to start a business than
many other major European economies
Favourable business environment - Ease of set-up of operations
▪ The UK is ranked as an easier place to start a
business than many other major European economies
▪ You can register your company in just 24 hours in the
UK. All high street banks can offer business banking
services with online comparison tools available to
compare costs.
Source: World Bank, Doing Business 2014
Country
Ease of Starting
a Business Rank
UK 28
France 41
Italy 90
Germany 111
Poland 116
Spain 142
… …
Slovenia 38
Hungary 59
Romania 60
Bulgaria 65
Croatia 80
Slovakia 108
Czech Republic 146
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There are 24 Enterprise Zones across England providing a wide range
of benefits
Favourable business environment - Enterprise zones
Source: OFCOM – The European Broadband Scorecard, OFCOM Infrastructure Report 2013 Update
Industry No of zones
Advanced manufacturing / engineering 17
Aerospace 10
Agri Food 4
Automotive 5
Business Services 8
Chemicals 1
Construction 4
Creative industries 5
Energy 14
Financial Services 3
ICT 5
Industrial biotechnology 4
Low Carbon Industry 7
Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare 10
Retail & Logistics 4
Security 1
Transport 5
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Benefits
▪ Co-location with customers
▪ Business rate (property tax)
discounts
▪ Available infrastructure
▪ Simplified planning and
construction
▪ Tax relief on investments

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The UK ranks among the top countries in several topics in the OECD
Better Life Index
High quality of life – Leading dimensions
Source: OECD 2014
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The UK is home to 7 of the top ten universities in Europe and provides
access to numerous research institutions
Easy access to talent - Europe’s top universities and research centres
Source: QS World University Rankings 2014
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1 University of Cambridge
2 Imperial College London
3 University of Oxford
4 University College London (UCL)
5 ETH Zürich
6 King’s College London
7 University of Edinburgh
8
Ecole Polytechnique Federale de
Lausanne
9 Ecole normale superieure, Paris
10 University of Bristol

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UK is renowned for providing international investors with the best
combination of labour market attributes in Europe
Easy access to talent - Educated & flexible workforce
Source: World Bank, Doing Business 2013
▪ UK has:
– one of Europe’s largest workforces;
– flexible labour regulations;
– very high labour force participation rates;
– a wide range of foreign language skills
underpinned by English, the global language of
business
▪ Rigidity of Employment Index
– Measures:
- how difficult it is to hire a new worker,
- how rigid the restrictions are on
expanding/contracting the number of working
hours,
- how difficult/costly it is to dismiss a worker
– 0 to 100 scale, higher values indicate more
rigid regulation.
Country
Rigidity of
employment (2013)
UK 10
Ireland 10
Hungary 22
Germany 28
Italy 29
Spain 31
Netherlands 42
France 56
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ByApril 2015, UK’s corporation tax will reach 20% being the
lowest in the G20
Attractive tax regime
UK corporation tax rates
2013/14
Profit (£)
Small companies’ rate 20% 0-300,000
Marginal relief 300,001-1,500,000
Main rate 21% 1,500,001 or more
Country
Main corporate tax
rates
France 33.33%
Germany 29.58%
Spain 30%
Italy 31.4 %
Netherlands 25%
UK (2014) 21%
UK (April 2015) 20%
Additional tax incentives include the Patent
Box (reduced tax on revenues from patents)
and R&D tax credits (discounts on R&D
expenditures)
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 Enables companies to apply a lower Corporation
Tax rate to profits earned from its patents
 Requires exclusive licenses-in patents granted
by the UK Intellectual Property Office, the
European Patent Office, and the Patent of
selected countries (incl. Czech Rep., Slovakia)
 Example of Patent Box reduction:
FY 2015
Profit £1,000
Corp tax rate 20%
Patent Box 10%
Revenue from Patent Box 60%
Patent Box tax paid £60
Revenue from Non-Patent Box 40%
Non Patent Box tax paid £80
Total Tax £140
Effective rate 14%
Attractive tax regime - Patent Box5
The UK Government has introduced a preferential regime for
profits arising from patents, known as a Patent Box

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Agenda
• UK as a top destination for business expansion
• Choosing your location
• UKTI Support

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Choosing a location is one of the most important business
decision you can make
Source: Encyclopaedia of Business 2nd edition
It impacts the bottom line
▪ It impacts your transportation costs
▪ It effects the employee costs
▪ It impacts your office costs
It impacts the top line
▪ It impacts your brand image
▪ It effects your potential customer and
partner base
It strongly impacts your success!

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Acompany can save more than 7,000 GBP per employee yearly if
they relocate to South East instead of London
35,000
28,000
25,000
+25%
London YorkshireSouth East
Source: UK Office for National Statistics 2013
Costs – Median Labour costs in GBP per annum by region in 2013

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100 sq m office rent for 10 years in Reading compared to London
could save a company more than £20,000 yearly
Source: Cushman & Wakefield, UK Regional Office Market Briefing, Q4, 2013
538
328
264
+64%
LeedsLondon Reading
London
Reading
Leeds
Costs – sq m Office rent prizes GBP per annum in 2013

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There are numerous ways to find information about your new office
space
Source: http://instantoffices.com, , www.mwbex.com
Information providers – External sources
Instant
offices
MWB
Business
exchange
instantoffices.com
mwbex.com
Examples

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Local Invest is a reliable and free source about Locations in the UK
Source: https://www.localinvestuk.com/invest-by-sector,
Information providers – Local Invest
www.localinvestuk.com

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Agenda
• UK as a top destination for business expansion
• Choosing your location
• UKTI Support

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As a fully integrated advisory service UK Trade & Investment will
support any aspect of your plans to expand into the UK
▪ Dedicated, professional assistance on
locating and expanding your business in the UK
▪ We are a FREE & CONFIDENTIAL service to
support your UK expansion and growth to be as
efficient as possible, helping you with:
– Links with centres of excellence (e.g.
universities);
– Information on tax, regulatory and business
planning issues;
– Information on financial incentives;
– Information on staff recruitment, retention and
training programmes;
– Assistance with immigration issues
Site and property search
Visiting the UK
Building key contacts
Aftercare
Maximising your global
potential

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How can we start cooperation?
Contact the local UKTI Inward
Investment Team
Start a conversation about your
plans and how we can assist
you
Benefit from our support!
Support through our UK -
based project manager
You can contact Your Central & Eastern Europe UKTI Investment team at:
zuzana.stepanovska@ukti-cee.com
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25. You can contact Your Central & Eastern Europe UKTI Investment team at:
zuzana.stepanovska@ukti-cee.com