Business permission

[ajaitomar]

Hello Everybody

I need to know the process of registering & permission the new business in UK region.
I am planning for a tack and garment shop in UK ,
Currently I am looking my father's leather and equestrian business in INDIA.

Thanks and Best Regards.

Ajai Tomar

 

[TFGtv]

Hello Everybody

I need to know the process of registering & permission the new business in UK region.
I am planning for a tack and garment shop in UK ,
Currently I am looking my father's leather and equestrian business in INDIA.

Thanks and Best Regards.

Ajai Tomar

That's a pretty nebulous request...

For one the UK is not a 'Region'; It's three countries and a province combined to form a single state... Geographically it ranges from relatively remote highlands and Islands to major Cities...

Where exactly you plan on setting up your shop will have the greatest effect on what local permissions you'll need. Although the first thing I'd question is what is your status with regard to living and working inthe UK? What residency status do you have? Have you work permits etc?

 

[vvaannmmaann]

I really do admire your persistance.
The UK has thousands of tack/horse equipment shops already.How would you be different?
Sadly for you,Indian leather tack used to be regarded as of very poor quality.I am sure your products are fine,but until you can convince horse owners that your products are of very good quality,I think you will struggle to get into the market place.
Good luck with it.

 

[ajaitomar]

I didnt plan exactly the location because first i need to know about the partner location .
Well it can be Somerset, West Sussex , Northampton ,Devon , Cleveland ,Buckinghamshire , Corset , Essex , Cheshire , Durham, Kent , Manchester etc. Because all these and rest are good for tack and equestrian business.
Its very important for my partner to reach at shop as early when he need.

I dont have any residency in UK currently, I will just ask for that from my partner to help for couple of weeks and later I will manage that with the shop only . in future if I find any good place to live then surely I will take that too on rent.
I dont have work permit or business permit, I need to know about that too .
if any will be my partner then I will be able to get VISA on his invitation or with the help of our deed/agreement of business.

That's a pretty nebulous request...

For one the UK is not a 'Region'; It's three countries and a province combined to form a single state... Geographically it ranges from relatively remote highlands and Islands to major Cities...

Where exactly you plan on setting up your shop will have the greatest effect on what local permissions you'll need. Although the first thing I'd question is what is your status with regard to living and working inthe UK? What residency status do you have? Have you work permits etc?

 

[ajaitomar]

Thanks
I am in equestrian business from the last 3 years.
I will be different from others because I am very practical in Tack business because of own manufacturing factory in India , my price will be low compare to others, and customer will find my tack designs and models updating day by day .
And i know that many find the Indian quality bad but I have very good quality and continually I am supplying to many retailer in big quantity in UK
I need to enter in the market just because to increase my whole sell business with the other retailers.
One thing more that with out struggle no one can survive in the market.and i am ready with that to do .
The thing is that I need partner and Work permit / Business permit Visa.
Truly the need of partner is not for investment from him.
Because I have many source for supply and own factory as a source in India to supply the quality stuff.
my Partner will help me to enter in the market and help me to get the suitable place for warehouse and shop.

I really do admire your persistance.
The UK has thousands of tack/horse equipment shops already.How would you be different?
Sadly for you,Indian leather tack used to be regarded as of very poor quality.I am sure your products are fine,but until you can convince horse owners that your products are of very good quality,I think you will struggle to get into the market place.
Good luck with it.

 

[TFGtv]

I didnt plan exactly the location because first i need to know about the partner location .
Well it can be Somerset, West Sussex , Northampton ,Devon , Cleveland ,Buckinghamshire , Corset , Essex , Cheshire , Durham, Kent , Manchester etc. Because all these and rest are good for tack and equestrian business.
Its very important for my partner to reach at shop as early when he need.

I dont have any residency in UK currently, I will just ask for that from my partner to help for couple of weeks and later I will manage that with the shop only . in future if I find any good place to live then surely I will take that too on rent.
I dont have work permit or business permit, I need to know about that too .
if any will be my partner then I will be able to get VISA on his invitation or with the help of our deed/agreement of business.

I've now read through some of your previous posts and I'll be upfront in saying you still have a HUGE amount to learn about the UK as well as a VAST amount of research to do before you should consider moving this idea forward...

I'm not a horseman myself. Though Living in a rural area which is near a major city I do know many people who are... And do both Fish and Shoot myself so I know a little of how the 'country scene' works...

You've named a few areas of England (not the UK) and an item of Ladies underwear! Which tells me that your research is inadequate. Northumberland and the Scottish Borders for instance are prime equestrian country. Manchester isn't particularly... And in your position I would be thinking about going somewhere that horses are very much a way of life...

With that said though, as vvaannmmaann has pointed out, the Equestrian market is already well served, and largely by people who's enthusiasm for and knowledge of the local horseriding scene overrides any other concern. What would differentialte your business from any of these?

You will probably have tried and failed to sell your products by mail order? And the reason for this is that individuals (by and large) don't want the risks and hassle associated with personally importing goods. An item from India, China or Hong Kong (where part of my own family are) may seem temptingly cheap. But there is the risk of heavy import duties, shoddy goods, and difficulties in getting recompense for the latter...

So rather than a shop in the UK what you actually need is a UK based distributor who can import the items and offer UK consumers the full protection of UK consumer law. So frankly, what you need to be doing is finding existing suppliers to the UK Equestrian market and asking them to add your products to their range... NOT setting up a shop yourself which is bound to fail!

As for attempting to gain residency; you may find that harder than you think! On a business basis you would need to be investing considerable amounts of capital in the business and have a very thorough, well-researched business plan. Even then it's by no means as easy as it might be rumoured!

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/

Is the place to start...

 

[TFGtv]

The thing is that I need partner and Work permit / Business permit Visa.Truly the need of partner is not for investment from him.

And it's that fact that the UKBA will pounce on... Do you think they're not wise to this sort of scheme... As for anyone who would be mug enough to go along with this? Well more fool them!

If you already have UK distributors you will be shooting yourself in the foot. Set up in competition with you and they'll blackball you..

 

[ajaitomar]

Well already i am supplying my goods on mail order and personal visit to many importers.
And quite aware about the customer choice and their need.
And research is not needed to me .
regarding the point to invest so already plan for that and I dont need any financial help from UK agency or financial institute.

I've now read through some of your previous posts and I'll be upfront in saying you still have a HUGE amount to learn about the UK as well as a VAST amount of research to do before you should consider moving this idea forward...

I'm not a horseman myself. Though Living in a rural area which is near a major city I do know many people who are... And do both Fish and Shoot myself so I know a little of how the 'country scene' works...

You've named a few areas of England (not the UK) and an item of Ladies underwear! Which tells me that your research is inadequate. Northumberland and the Scottish Borders for instance are prime equestrian country. Manchester isn't particularly... And in your position I would be thinking about going somewhere that horses are very much a way of life...

With that said though, as vvaannmmaann has pointed out, the Equestrian market is already well served, and largely by people who's enthusiasm for and knowledge of the local horseriding scene overrides any other concern. What would differentialte your business from any of these?

You will probably have tried and failed to sell your products by mail order? And the reason for this is that individuals (by and large) don't want the risks and hassle associated with personally importing goods. An item from India, China or Hong Kong (where part of my own family are) may seem temptingly cheap. But there is the risk of heavy import duties, shoddy goods, and difficulties in getting recompense for the latter...

So rather than a shop in the UK what you actually need is a UK based distributor who can import the items and offer UK consumers the full protection of UK consumer law. So frankly, what you need to be doing is finding existing suppliers to the UK Equestrian market and asking them to add your products to their range... NOT setting up a shop yourself which is bound to fail!

As for attempting to gain residency; you may find that harder than you think! On a business basis you would need to be investing considerable amounts of capital in the business and have a very thorough, well-researched business plan. Even then it's by no means as easy as it might be rumoured!

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/

Is the place to start...

 

[ajaitomar]

As i already told you I need to enter in the market and increase my wholesell supply to the UK distributors directly.
As this help me to know more deep choice and changes / updates by my distributors and his customers.

If you already have UK distributors you will be shooting yourself in the foot. Set up in competition with you and they'll blackball you..

 

[TFGtv]

Well already i am supplying my goods on mail order and personal visit to many importers.
And quite aware about the customer choice and their need.
And research is not needed to me .
regarding the point to invest so already plan for that and I dont need any financial help from UK agency or financial institute.

Well it's at this point you reveal how shallow your plans really are.Clearly your primary aganda here is not to set up an equestrian shop but simply to enter and gain residency in the UK.

If you think market research is not necessary in business you're a fool; plain and simple! If you had already done that research you would not be writing in such nebulous terms and would have a much clearer idea of what it is you need to set up and where it needs to be set up... And you would know that what vvaannmmaann says is quite correct.

Only 3 years experience in the industry? Equestrians don't buy tak on price any more than a mountaineer buys ropes on price!

Whether you need financial help or not has absolutely nothing to do with the point I'm making. You would need to be bringing SUBSTANTIAL amounts of your own capital into the country. Not only that, the business plan you have would need to be WELL researched and absolutely watertight.

As I say, it's very obvious to me that you're simply trying to get into the UK and that you have no substantial business plan behind you. The UKBA will see straight through this...

 

[TFGtv]

As i already told you I need to enter in the market and increase my wholesell supply to the UK distributors directly.
As this help me to know more deep choice and changes / updates by my distributors and his customers.

So now it's not a shop but a wholesale supply business?

As I already told YOU; set up in competition with your current customers and they will 'blackball' you; that is to say they will freeze you out of the market..

 

[Successful Selling]

Isn't he just
1. Asking for a shop in the UK to buy his stock?

or

2. A business partner who could flog it for him?

 

[TFGtv]

Isn't he just
1. Asking for a shop in the UK to buy his stock?

or

2. A business partner who could flog it for him?

No, have a look at his other posts... He basically thinks that if he has a business partner here they can sponsor him to enter the UK on a work visa... He's pretty desperate and would latch onto anyone so long as they had UK residency status...

 

[lelah]

Well, For one the UK is not a 'Region'; It's three countries and a province combined to form a single state... Geographically it ranges from relatively remote highlands and Islands to major Cities...