The UK is thriving with opportunities as it has 122 unicorn startups. If you are also someone who is looking to tap into the UK market or expand your business there, then you need to understand the right requirements and expectations of the government to ensure that your application doesn’t get rejected.Listen to this insightful conversation between your host Falguni Y Parekh and John Courtney- a founder who ran 6 different businesses in London and who is also an experienced business mentor with Microsoft Ventures.You will get to know about the following:Major requirements of starting  a business in the UKCriteria and Policies to adhere to before venturing into the UKWhich ideas are termed as innovative business ideas and how can they contribute to the UK economyAbout the guestJohn is highly ranked in the Top 100 UK Entrepreneurs list by City AM and is the winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award from techSPARK.He has been a Board Director for over 40 years and first started placing Non-Executive Directors over 25 years ago. John founded and ran six of his own businesses including a Management Consultancy for 10 years, a Corporate Finance offering for 10 years, and a mid-sized Digital Agency for another 10 years.He is also a very experienced business Mentor, with Microsoft Ventures then Microsoft Accelerator (now Microsoft Scale-Up), HRH Prince Andrew’s Pitch@Palace, SETsquared (scale-ups spinning out of the Universities of Bristol, Bath, Exeter, Surrey, and Southampton), and Entrepreneurial Spark (now NatWest Accelerator). He is also on the Advisory Board for the Oracle Start-up Cloud Accelerator (OSCA).About the Host: Falguni Y Parekh comes with 15+ experience in providing immigration and nationality services. She holds strong expertise in all aspects of UK Immigration & Nationality Laws for both Family and Business Immigration as well as EU free movement law. She is often featured in media places like BBC World News, Chris Vine's show for BBC Radio 2, The Guardian (UK), DNA, Times of India to name a few. Her award-winning firm SmartMove Immigration is a member of The Law Society and ILPA. She works with Individuals, Corporates, Investors, Entrepreneurs, and Innovators to provide tailor-made immigration advice to support their personal and professional objectives. Falguni is on a mission to provide reliable and succinct advice to people about the right pathway well suited for them in order to change their lives for the better.Connect with Falguni at: Website: https://smartmoveimmigration.com/Email address –  falguni@smartmove2uk.comBook a call - https://calendly.com/falguniyparekh/15min**This show is produced and managed by Done For You Podcasts, a podcast launch company that helps podcasters stay and shine in their zone of genius**