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The UK Business Centre Lille is a unique initiative set up to help British companies who want to grow their business and operations in France and in Europe. Companies entering a new market face innumerable hurdles and costs – financial, fiscal, logistical, cultural, linguistic, operational to name a few.

The aim of the UK Business Centre Lille

The aim of the UK Business Centre is to help reduce the risk for businesses entering the French market. It does this helping them overcome these hurdles in the most efficient and cost-effective ways possible.

An expert ecosystem

Direct (and totally free of charge) access to the people who can answer your questions.

Through the UK Business Centre Lille, British companies can get direct access to the expertise and market guidance they need. Our ecosystem is made up of a wide range of experts in every field – from company formation to warehousing, from distribution and recruitment, to employment law and logistics. All of the members of this ecosystem have a track record of success, they have worked with the UK market and UK companies and they all do business in English.

The initiative is a joint venture between the BCCI Lille (the British Chamber of Commerce and industry Lille), Nord France Invest (the investment promotion agency for the Hauts-de-France region) and Hello Lille (the attractiveness agency for the Lille metropolis) with the support of the UK Department for Business and Trade.

UK BC’s aim

The UK Business Centre Lille – core network partners

A strong support foundation
British Embassy paris

The support of the UK Department for Business and Trade highlights the British companies’ need for this solution as well as its importance to ensure smooth for Cross-Channel Trade.

« The Department for Business and Trade’s focus is to deliver economic growth for the UK, and does this by helping businesses to grow, export, invest and create jobs. In France, we help UK companies thrive by identifying export opportunities and advice on how to export or tackle market access barriers. DBT France works with partners across France whose objectives align with ours to provide a coherent, joined-up service offer for UK companies. The UK Business Centre Lille is one of these initiatives. »

Jo Hawley, Deputy Trade Commissioner Europe at the Department for Business and Trade

Région Hauts-de-France
Région Hauts-de-France

The Hauts-de-France Regional Council supports the development of companies on our territory.

Hauts-de-France International
Hauts-de-France International

Hauts-de-France International is an initiative created to unite the region’s international business forces.

A network of networks

This is what the UK Business Centre Lille is about - helping UK companies get ahead. It gives them direct access to the broadest network of public and private stakeholders, covering every industry sector and market.

Accelerating opportunities for British companies in the European Union.

Reducing risks
Limiting costs
Saving time
Facilitating EU market access
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