UK ministries, departments and cabinet offices can help you take the UK by storm. Whether you have your sights on setting up shop across the pond, or this is your first step towards expanding your current business internationally, the ministries in the UK can help you. The ministries, departments and cabinets will give you the lay of the land in terms of incorporation, taxation and all specific regulations that you need to be aware of when beginning your enterprise in the British Isles.
These administrative bodies provide hundreds of different services, but navigating the UK ministries, departments and cabinet offices can be daunting at first. To make your search easier there are several sites that will allow you to:
1. Identify and contact the appropriate UK ministries and cabinets, along with the people who run them.
2. Get your business in compliance with all UK business laws and regulations through the correct UK departments, ministries and cabinets.
3. Survive the UK's marketplace and prepare your business for overseas disasters.
Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done
Come to know all of the UK departments and ministries and what they can do for you and your business
The UK cabinet offices and ministries are quite similar to those of the U.S. You can easily find the minister in charge of the area you that you need guidance in and contact them with the help of their user friendly UK Cabinet Ministries websites.
I recommend: The official website of
Parliament provides the names and contact information of all the Members of Parliament in the UK. The United Kingdom
Cabinet Office website gives you contact information for all of the different government offices by region.
Set up shop properly with direction from the United Kingdom ministries
Licensing, regulation and standards can be tricky business at home, even more so if you are taking your show on the road. The UK Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory has guidance that will get you going. These UK government departments will help you ensure that your business meets all local and national laws.
I recommend: The UK Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory's
Business Link website allows you to enter information about your business and then instructs you on what to do to ensure that you are in compliance with the country's business rules and regulations. Their
Better Regulation website allows you to provide the department with feedback on how to better improve these regulations to keep business running smoothly in the UK.
Prepare your business for challenges and threats with help from the right UK government departments
Preparing for unexpected problems is especially important in a post 9-11 world. Knowing how to handle problems and emergencies while in the UK is a necessity if you want to keep your overseas operations running smoothly.
I recommend: UK Trade and Investment wants you to take advantage of their free services and lets you create a "My UK" page where you can organize all of these tools for your business on one page. The
Department of Culture, Media and Sport lets you download a planning manual and holds frequent workshops to help you establish your emergency plan.
Tips & Tactics
Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide
- While UK ministries can help you get started you may also want to check out sites like eubusiness.com that can help you make inroads into the rest of the Europe Union's business markets.
The official source of UK Ministries, Departments and Cabinet Offices is
the UK Ministries, Departments and Cabinet Offices page at Business.com
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