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Apply to extend your Entrepreneur visa (Tier 1), bring your family.
You can no longer apply for a Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) visa. If you want to…
You may be able to extend your Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) visa. You should…
Your family members (‘dependants’) can join you if you’re in the UK on…
Steps to help grow your business - finding finance, mentors, increasing sales and developing products and services
Once your business is established and you’re making a profit on the…
Growing your business, whether through increased sales or improved…
How you go about increasing sales depends on your circumstances and how…
One way of finding new customers for your products and services is by…
If you’re looking to grow your business by improving your products and…
If you’re planning to develop new products and services, you should test…
As your business expands, you’ll need more capacity to produce or provide…
Business mentors can help you develop your ideas for growth by sharing…
Apply for an Innovator Founder visa if you've been endorsed for a business idea: eligibility, documents, extend or switch, bring your family.
You can apply for an Innovator Founder visa if: you want to set up and run…
Before you apply you need to have your business or business idea assessed…
You’ll usually need to prove your knowledge of the English language when…
When you apply you need to provide an ‘endorsement letter’ to show that an…
You must apply online for an Innovator Founder visa. Check which documents…
Your partner and children can also apply to join you or stay in the UK as…
You can usually apply to extend an Innovator Founder visa if both of the…
You might be able to apply to change (‘switch’) to an Innovator Founder…
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The International Tech Hub Network (ITHN) works to forge innovation partnerships between the UK and international tech sectors, stimulate local digital economies, and build high-end digital skills to drive sustainable jobs and growth.
Find out if you're an accountancy service provider who needs to register with HMRC under the money laundering regulations.
Find out your VAT obligations if you use an online marketplace to sell goods in the UK.
Find out if you’re a trust or company service provider who needs to register for supervision with HMRC under the money laundering regulations.
Find out how to work out what VAT to charge when goods are sold if you’re an online marketplace operator.
New UK funding for innovative mobile phone technology will help change lives in the poorest countries around the world.
You may be able to apply for indefinite leave to remain if you are a representative of an overseas business or a representative of an overseas newspaper, news agency or broadcasting organisation.
Apply for a UK Expansion Worker visa to set up a branch of an overseas business - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children.
Find out if you need to pay VAT when you sell goods to customers in the UK using an online marketplace.
The author conducted an randomised control trial involving almost 5,000 entrepreneurs from 49 African countries
Set up and run a business partnership - naming a partnership, registering with HMRC, partnership tax returns and legal responsibilities
Apply for a Graduate Trainee visa if you are on a graduate trainee programme and you want to work for your employer’s UK branch - eligibility, fees, documents, bring your partner and children.
Apply for indefinite leave to remain ('settlement') if you have a business, investor or talent visa - fees, who's eligible, how to apply.
How to apply to provide digital technologies under the Help to Grow: Digital scheme if you're a software vendor.
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