Friday, 01 Apr 2011
The UK - Entrepreneurs Welcome
The UK is the ideal location for entrepreneurs to achieve growth and success. With a rich history of innovation and a dynamic business environment, we value entrepreneurs in the UK - and we're pulling out all the stops to make things work for business.
The new investors’ and entrepreneurs’ visas will enable the brightest and best to set up in the UK, and initiatives such the Global Entrepreneurs Programme and London Tech City East will ensure their continued success here.
“I want to show how attractive a destination the UK can be for innovators and entrepreneurs, and how much we have to offer investors. There is a real hub of impressive knowledge and skills that can benefit any company that chooses to come here”
Lord Green, Trade & Investment Minister
UK Government's new rules fast track settlement for high-value investors and entrepreneurs. Those who come to the country and invest large sums of money will be given the right to settle permanently in the UK faster.
Major investors will also enjoy more flexibility as they will be allowed to have spent up to 180 days a year, rather than 90, outside of the UK before they lose their right to settlement.
More information from UKTI on the new visa arangements
UKTI-recognised seed competitions related to the new rules