The EU Single Market afforded a level of freedom to UK service providers, not replicated in any existing FTA, including the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA). UK service companies have been treated as ‘local businesses’ within the EU and therefore not had to navigate individual member states’ administrative processes and rules.

Provisions for service within the TCA pretty much replicate World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules, whereby all member states have committed to opening up their economies to UK service providers, but commitments differ significantly and are subject to change across sectors and service type.

UK companies now have to navigate the local jurisdiction in each market where their service is provided; and consult with local authorities directly to determine if there are any potential issues with continued supply in 2021 and beyond. Considerations include whether:

 They need authorisations or licences to provide their service

 Their UK professional qualifications are still recognised

 They need to comply with any specific local business regulations

 There are any EEA nationality requirements which could prevent them providing services in some sectors

 They need to complete any relevant administrative procedures online

During this webinar, Andrea Collins of The Export Department, will be examining the various impacts EU Exit has had on the service sector and how service companies can optimally adjust to the new way of trading with the EU, discussing in particular:

 Cross border service

 Consumption abroad

 Commercial presence

 Movement of natural persons

 Handling of Value Added Tax (VAT)

 What is and what is not included in the TCA

 GDPR

 Intellectual Property Rights

 Focus of continued negotiation between the UK and EU

 And more

What is the format of the event?

This will be a live webinar format for the first 45 minutes, with all questions held for the end of the session where there will be a live Q&A session with Andrea about the points raised.

Agenda for the workshop

09:55 Zoom room opens

10:00 Introduction and event format

10:05 Webinar - How can UK service companies adjust to the new way of trading with the EU

10:45 Live Q&A

11:00 Event Close

Host - Andrea Collins, Managing Direct, The Export Department

Andrea is an international trade specialist with almost 25 years’ experience in the industry. A linguist fluent in French and Spanish, Andrea specializes in Importing, exporting, Brexit preparedness, business resilience, and business growth.

A passionate ambassador of UK micro businesses and SMEs, she launched The Export Department to assist these companies expand their horizons internationally and raise the profile of UK goods and services abroad.

As well as supporting private clients with their international trade endeavours, Andrea delivers 1:1 support and 1:Many support for a number of Growth Hubs nationwide and is responsible for the design and delivery of a range of EU transition, international expansion, and business resilience support programmes operational across Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Wiltshire, Oxfordshire, Norfolk, Suffolk and the South East Midlands.

FAQs

I want to book for more than one person from my company?

If you would like more than one person from your business to attend, please just ask them to register separately. If you have already completed a Membership/Client Engagement Form, you should have our membership number, this is to be used for any person from your organisation registering please. If you have not yet completed your membership form, please ensure you give your email and this will be emailed to you. Only one of these forms needs to be returned by the must senior person attending.

If you have any issues or further inquiries please email naghmarketing@newangliagrowthhub.co.uk. Within reason this should not be an issue, but this is a small group event.

Will this be recorded?

Yes this event will be recorded to enable you to revisit the event post-event for a short while through a passworded link. This will be sent out to attendees only after the event. The video will also be stored for evidence for auditing purposes as per the requirements of our funding regulations. This will not be made public to others.

How can I contact the organiser with any questions?

Please email naghmarketing@newangliagrowthhub.co.uk if you have any questions or queries.

What will be done with the information I supply?

Your information will be stored on Eventbrite according to Eventbrite’s terms and conditions. Upon arrival you will be required to sign in on our attendance sheet, this is to provide evidence of your attendance and will be kept on the server as evidence for our ERDF funding. After your attendance will be stored on the secure Growth Hub CRM system. This is required in order to provide evidence of your attendance and eligibility for the course. This will be kept to the statutory dates any only accessible to Growth Programme and authorised personnel. If you request further contact from an adviser post this event they will use this information to contact you and log any future interactions, again to evidence for ERDF funding.

Due to the Coronavirus, we are unable to have a physical event, we will look to move this event to an online interactive event, with the support of Andrea Collin of The Export Department. We will be required to share your information with Andy so they are able to ensure you have access to this event. Please ensure that you pay attention to the last question in the registration about sharing your information with them for the purpose of this event.

State Aid Declaration

This event is delivered, free of charge, to SMEs (SME is defined as an Enterprise with fewer than 250 employees and has either an annual balance sheet not exceeding 43m Euro or Annual Turnover not exceeding £50m) other restrictions may apply. This support is being provided as de minimis aid under EC Regulation 1407/2013 (De Minimis Aid Regulation). The value of this support has been calculated as £50.

Please note: This is not a request for payment; we are merely required to notify you of the value, which will be relevant if you wish to apply or have applied for any other de minimis State Aid in the future. There is a ceiling of €200,000 for all de minimis aid provided to anyone organisation over a three fiscal year period (i.e. your current fiscal year and previous two fiscal years).

This event, as with all the New Anglia Growth Hub events, is suited and intended for businesses already running and established. Please refer to courses by NWES and MENTA for courses more suited for those businesses who are pre-start or have been trading for less than 12 months