Embarking on a business venture in the UK offers both exciting possibilities and unique challenges. Whether your ambition is to create a small local business or build a rapidly expanding company, laying the right groundwork from the outset is key to future success.
About This Event
Starting a business can be a highly rewarding venture, filled with exciting new opportunities. Whether you’re setting up a small operation or aiming for substantial growth, establishing a solid foundation is essential. In this webinar, an experienced business advisors will guide new entrepreneurs in the UK through key topics, including selecting a business name, determining VAT registration requirements, understanding confirmation statements, and outlining the duties of a company director.
The session is particularly useful for non-UK residents, as the company formation process is the same as for UK residents, with no restrictions on foreign nationals becoming directors, shareholders, or secretaries of UK companies.
Why Attend?
This webinar is designed to demystify the process of starting a business in the UK. With practical advice from a seasoned emigration lawyers and business advisors, you’ll gain the knowledge and confidence to navigate the company formation process, avoid common pitfalls, and set yourself up for long-term success.
Who Should Attend?
- New entrepreneurs and startup founders
- Non-UK residents looking to start a business in the UK
- Anyone interested in understanding the basics of UK company formation
Event details:
Date & Time: Tuesday, 26 November⋅9:30 – 10:30 am
Platform: [Zoom] Download Zoom App
Agenda
9:30 -9:35 Welcome
9:35-9:45 Bart Kowalczyk, PBLINK Director and founder of AutomateNow.
Building Effective Networking Skills in the UK Business Community
9:45-10:00 Vladyslav Galinskyi Immigration Lawyer at Carter Lemon Camerons
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10:00-10:15 Tõnis Jõgeva, Chief Sales Officer & Annika Lee, Business Advisor at 1Office
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10:15-10:30 Q&A Session
10:30 Close Session
Speakers
Bart Kowalczyk,
PBLINK Director and founder of AutomateNow.
Bart excels in fostering UK and international business connections through PBLINK, generating valuable Polish-British partnerships that drive new opportunities. He is also the founder of the Platinum HubSpot agency, AutomateNow.
Vladyslav Galinskyi
Vladyslav is an experienced immigration lawyer specialising in corporate and private immigration, assisting businesses with sponsor licences and skilled worker visas, as well as handling family, naturalisation, and EU Settlement Scheme applications. Vladyslav is a qualified solicitor in England, Wales, and the Republic of Ireland. He holds a GDL, LPC, Master of Laws, and is a Fellow of CILEX. In his free time, he enjoys swimming, travelling, and playing as a goalkeeper for a local football club.
Annika Lee
Business Advisor at 1Office
Annika specialises in guiding clients through the complexities of establishing and managing a business in the UK, bringing extensive knowledge of the UK’s business landscape.
Tõnis Jõgeva,
Chief Sales Officer at 1Office
With expertise in business registration across Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Lithuania, and the UK, Tõnis has helped over 5,000 entrepreneurs navigate the legal, accounting, and tax aspects of business setup.
About PBLINK
At PBLINK, we believe in the strength of diversity. We bring together SMEs, institutions such as the British-Polish Chamber of Commerce, embassies, government agencies, and non-governmental organisations - all with one common aim: to establish meaningful connections that drive success for our communities.
About Carter Lemon Camerons
Legal matters, transactions and disputes are always potentially challenging. That’s why the Carter Lemon Camerons team provides practical, plain language advice designed to clarify complex issues and help you understand the risks and options involved, so that you can make informed decisions.
We believe in delivering services that help you achieve the outcomes you are looking for, quickly, efficiently and in a way that provides a real return on your investment.
From our City of London offices, near St Paul's, our solicitors work with a wide range of business and personal clients, who value our accessible, responsive approach.
About 1Office
Registrations
This event is free of charge.