Monthly Archives: January 2021

Banking in the UK If you are considering a UK corporate or personal account in the UK, there are a plethora of banking options available. Starting with the ‘retail’ likes of Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds and NatWest, then there are the...

Funding the journey to ‘the promised land’                Over the course of my twenty-year career as a business school academic, and the co-founder of Cambridge’s largest technology accelerator, I have been fortunate enough to mentor over 250 high growth ventures. I’ve...

Knee Jerk v Big Picture I don’t think I’m the first person to suggest we are living in ‘interesting’ times. What has been described as an old Chinese Curse, has sadly become a daily challenge. After almost a year of...

Land and Expand Part VI - Overseas Banking Brilliantly ebullient, basically brazen – how to open your overseas bank account and remain rational We are often asked: what is the most common complaint when setting up in new territories? Setting...

Filing an FBAR Are you a US Corporate operating non-US resident bank accounts? Are your key people compliant with FBAR? Have you advised your US signatories of their risks? Briars has a simple solution…. Your favourite subject – filing tax...