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(PRWEB) January 24, 2012

Kevin Beare & Co, a UK accounting firm, are proud to be a platinum sponsor of the UKTI Go UK business plan competition open to Australian and New Zealand businesses with an interest in expansion to the UK.

The prizes: Four support packages worth A$ 25k each to help three (3) Australian and one (1) New Zealand business get started in the UK. These include:

1. Business registration and accounting support by, Kevin Beare & Co. UK Chartered Accountants

2. Business to business networking with Alan MacKelworth & Co Ltd who specialise in CEO to CEO introductions with key-customers, alliance partners & thought leaders

3. A return business class airfare to London with British Airways

So, Go UK provides the winning companies the opportunity to meet with potential business partners, gain client contacts & business networks. It provides company formation (Branch/Ltd) services, employee support, and ongoing UKTI support to expand to the UK, Europe and beyond.

Entries are now open for Go UK participants to submit their business plan online with close of entries on Friday 17 February 2012.

The finalists will be announced at the end of February 2012 and the winners and final prizes will be awarded at a cocktail reception in March in the following locations:

Sydney (covering all NSW, ACT and WA entrants);

Melbourne (covering all VIC, SA and TAS entrants); and

Brisbane (covering all QLD and NT entrants).

Auckland (covering New Zealand).

We have put together a page on our website noting the key points involved when creating a UK business plan.

For more information about Go UK and to enter the competition, please click UK in Australia website.

For New Zealand entries, please click UK in New Zealand website.

Editors Note:

Kevin Beare & Co. is a UK accounting firm that prefers to work with overseas companies operating in the UK. Initially, they form the appropriate legal entity and arrange the relevant fiscal registrations, which includes VAT. They provide ongoing support with fully outsourced accounting, including payroll for the UK hires, expenses processing, preparing monthly/quarterly management accounts, and making any necessary payments. It also includes preparing and submitting quarterly VAT returns.

AMaC Limited work closely with their clients executive teams to deliver B2B Executive to Executive introductions in the UK and beyond. They help build robust relationships with their peers in key-customers, alliance partners, thought leaders, emerging markets and new geography and innovative suppliers.

UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) is the government department that helps UK based companies succeed in the global economy. They also help overseas companies by providing advice and practical assistance and are acknowledged as Europes best authority to aid global business. UKTI offers expertise and contacts through its extensive network of specialists in the UK, and in British embassies and other diplomatic offices around the world. They provide companies with the tools they require to be competitive on the world stage, maximising resources and saving time and money.

British Airways has worldwide route network that covers more than 150 destinations in 75 countries. In more than 90 years, the airline has carried more than 1.2 billion customers on its extensive network, and is recognised as one of the worlds elite carriers. British Airways has been flying to Australia for over 75 years and currently operates two flights daily between Australia and the UK via Bangkok and Singapore.

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