There’s a lot to think about: how you go about employing people, what kind of entity you’re going to set up, and how to establish it; how to get your banking arrangements set up – that was one the hardest things. These are fundamental things that you can’t do without: And that’s where Paul comes in: he helped us with that – he understands what we need and how to solve the problems we might face.

We didn’t have anyone in the UK office for the first year. Our accountant in NZ liaised with Paul and that helped establish good, open communication over certain issues like transfer pricing. We then needed our own account, and Glenda went above and beyond in the assistance she gave us to get that set up and we really appreciated it. We couldn’t have done it without her.

I believe in the next two years we definitely will need to hire people in the UK. And that’s also something that Paul will help us with, because we don’t want to deal with Payroll and so on from here – in fact we have already discussed it with Wendy, who has explained how the system works. We’re sure Paul’s team will be able to help us on our growth journey in the future so it’s all working out great so far.

The fact that we’re so confident that Paul and the team are absolute experts in counselling foreign companies in the UK market that we’ve had great peace of mind in completing tasks that would otherwise have been challenging and demanding. In addition, they are on site and able to act on our behalf and that is extremely valuable.

It was clear we needed someone to guide us through all the set up. We know Paul does a lot of work in NZ and we organised a lot early on. The importance of planning ahead is huge and Paul was instrumental in telling us what we would need to get in place when we landed in London

Once we found Paul, it was smooth. He provided more than just an introduction to the bank: it was the full service. He told us what we needed to provide, what he could do, how much it’ll cost and how long it would take to get us there. Crucially, Paul was able to approach the bank successfully complete the necessary work to get OpenPays’ banking services up and running.

When I decided to set up in the UK, I had no dreams of learning VAT or employment law and that’s the value of having a team like Paul’s on board – their range of expertise means they can navigate the tricky parts and they know what they’re doing, so I don’t need to stress about that. If there’s something we have to deal with around HMRC I don’t have to worry about it because I know Paul’s got my back and I know it’ll be taken care of and that’s a huge weight off my mind

We faced a number of challenges including limited time and drawn out acceptance procedures. Once we contacted Paul Beare these issues were resolved quickly and efficiently. This was achieved much more efficiently and with less hassle than if we had continued to try to resolve the issue ourselves. If your business has an issue that Paul Beare can help you resolve I would have no hesitation in recommending them. Using Paul Beare saved us time and took away much of the stress by handling the problem for us.