Business services

The success of your business is our business

We come to you: your time is precious and you have to deal with many export markets at the same time. Our export specialist, Michel Vanhoonacker, who runs his own export business, can visit you and your company in Belgium and Luxembourg to give you hands-on advice; during this visit your specific needs are assessed and an action plan is drawn up; for an appointment, please e-mail info@blcc.co.uk or call 0044 (0)207 127 4292

We help you to find the right people: The BLCC is offering members the opportunity to benefit from a full recruitment service in order for them to find their way in a competitive and often saturated UK recruitment agency ‘wilderness’. This service is run by Bob Marien, a Belgian national with extensive experience in the agency recruitment business in London and Europe. He can either help you directly or connect you with the appropriate companies and consultants ensuring you do not waste valuable time or receive unprofessional advice through unreliable partners. If requested we can consult you through the process to establish successful working relationships in the UK and you can rely on us to follow up the process to ensure the correctness of a signed agreement and the effectiveness of a working relationship with your new UK partner. The benefits:
• We save you time
• We ensure you deal with professional and reliable partners in the UK
• We give accurate and free advice
• We select a UK partner based on your set of requirements – not the other way around
• We can follow up the process to ensure agreements are kept
• If necessary we can negotiate on your behalf
• We can help you transfer a BeLux salary and benefits scheme into a useable and acceptable UK scheme
• We eliminate the hurdle of a potential language barrier and help you to become familiar with recruitment jargon
• We will introduce you to the right recruitment methodology that suits your requirements – and thus ensure you pay the right price for the product you require, to get the right people on board.

We help you setting up your ideal legal UK structure: is it a good idea to set up a branch or a limited UK company? Are there better alternatives? We keep it simple for you. For straightforward and independent advise, please e-mail info@blcc.co.uk or call 0044 (0)207 127 4292.

We offer you our hassle free UK salary administration: working with locals can give your business the edge when it comes to selling your goods and services in the UK. With the BLCC, you can minimise your salary costs by employing people in the UK under UK employment law without having to set up an entity in the UK. Safe thousands of Euros by contacting us today at info@blcc.co.uk or call 0044 (0)207 127 4292.

We take care of your VAT obligations: do you have to be registered for VAT in the UK? We find out for you and if legally required, register your company and deliver your quarterly VAT returns. Avoid tax complications and contact us now at info@blcc.co.uk or call 0044 (0)207 127 4292.

We introduce you to a new business network: meet fellow exporting companies, local professionals, expatriates and the big names of Belgian and Luxembourg business through the Chamber at over 15 networking events a year.
You can find all our upcoming events in our events calendar . For an invitation to our next networking event, please e-mail events@blcc.co.uk or call 0044 (0)207 127 4292.
For a list of trusted solicitors, accountants and other professional organisations with whom we have worked many years, please e-mail info@blcc.co.uk or call 0044 (0)207 127 4292.

We organise your Corporate Events: we offer you the possibility to come and/or invite your customers to high profile events such as the Artois Tennis Championship at Queens in London, Benelux Dinners with interesting and entertaining speakers, the BLCC Golf Day and the Golden Bridge Export Award Gala Dinner to name but a few. To participate in one of the events or for more information, please e-mail events@blcc.co.uk or call 0044 (0)207 127 4292.

We answer your UK phone: you can have a British telephone and fax number, a UK address and a British PA without having an office in the UK. Via the BLCC you can show your British customers your commitment to the UK market at the fraction of the price by using our virtual office facilities. To set up your virtual office today, please e-mail info@blcc.co.uk or call 0044 (0)207 127 4292.

We offer you direct contact with potential customers: advertise your services on our website visited by hundreds of businesses looking to establish themselves in the UK. Host a network evening at your premises organised by our dedicated Events Manager. Sponsor one of our many events. There are many ways in which we can help you to get into touch with the Belux business community in the UK. Contact us today for upcoming opportunities by e-mailing events@blcc.co.uk or call 0044 (0)207 127 4292.

We offer you discounts: members receive special deals from fellow members. For an overview of the latest offers, go to Members Login.

You get listed on our website: our on-line showroom is an ideal way of presenting your company to potential UK customers who come to our website to find new suppliers: Patron Members

You can trust us: the BLCC as a Chamber can offer all its services at a very competitive rate and we treat your case with 100% confidentiality. We only recommend companies we are dealing with ourselves so you can be assured to be in good company.

We help you find the right communication strategy and advertising tools to efficiently target your UK customer or business:

PR offers a cost-efficient opportunity to get your brand a head start in the highly competitive UK market. With the right PR strategy, you can get your products / services into the UK media, from the key trade publications to the most read national newspapers. It’s a great way to reach the audiences that are important to your brand and build your brand image. At the same time, PR can help you find distribution partners and drive sales.
We work together with Sarah Vrancken, an experienced PR consultant in the B2B and B2C UK market. Originally from Antwerp, Sarah has spent the last four years in the UK market and has worked with a variety of brands, including MTV (music), Nokia (telecoms), Trend Micro (technology), Avalon Organics (health & beauty) and Suunto (sport).
Sarah can help you to develop your PR strategy and can operate as a bridge between your brand and the UK media by creating press materials, finding news angles to your story, organizing media tours, assisting at trade shows and pro-actively seeking media opportunities for your brand through her great network of journalist contacts. You can contact Sarah directly on sarahvrancken@press-london.co.uk or call +44 (0)7891 828 787.

Free credit rating reports of your potential UK customers: We provide you with an up-to-date credit report of every UK Company or sole trader including a summary of their accounts with auditor’s comments, a risk evaluation report, a list of court actions undertaken against the company and the directors’ names. E-mail us today with your specific request at blcc@blcc.co.uk.

Recover outstanding debts swiftly: in case of non-payment, we send a last (free) reminder, before instructing bailiffs to recover the monies. The fee is 10% of the recovered amount. For more details, please call Michel Vanhoonacker on +44 (0)207 127 4292.

Construction Forum: are you a building firm or do you supply building materials? The BLCC is following the latest developments in this vast market with outstanding opportunities for you. For more information and to receive our newsletter, go to Construction Forum

London 2012: London 2012 is offering you an opportunity to supply goods and services to one of the biggest sporting manifestations in the world. The BLCC is the exclusive UK partner of the Belgian Olympic Business Club and introduce you to this unique business network. For more information, visit www.sportstechnology.be contact us on +44 (0)207 127 4292.

Trade fairs: the BLCC is the exclusive partner of the Belgian regional development agencies for organising trade fairs in the UK. This means reduced costs and considerable time savings when booking stands at collective fairs. Furthermore, the BLCC can help you with your individual trade fair requirements when the regions are not involved. For more information, contact info@blcc.co.uk.

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