On June 23 the presentation about Sirius Program of The UK Trade and Investment was held in Belgrade. HeySuccess, the global platform for student opportunities, conducted a HeySuccess-Sirius Challenge for those students and young people willing to start their own business, i.e. a series of presentations and consultancies in 30 countries were organized simultaneously so that Sirius Program is globally presented. Milena Milicevic, Belgrade and Cantab alumna and a lecturer at The School of Engineering Management, answered questions about Sirius Program and also provided insights about the entrepreneurial scene in SEE.

4. The UK offers success:
Ease of doing
business: well
regulated, stable
environment, low tax
regime, business
friendly policy.
Market opportunity:
good ideas thrive,
innovations succeed,
springboard into
Europe, 60m
customer base
Ecosystem: meshes
creative, technical &
customer-care, industry
clusters, collaboration,
partnerships, and an
abundance of talent.

5. If you want to access this unique
ecosystem, and join thousands of
entrepreneurs and innovators who
succeeded in this country..
..then the Sirius Programme is your
main gateway to the UK
The UK ambition

6. What is Sirius?

7. Benefits
 £12,000 financial contribution per person
 No equity taken
 Access to an accelerator programme
 Mentoring
 Support to gain clients and funding
 Logistical help in relocating to the UK
 Visa endorsement (Grad. Entr. Visa)

8. Who can apply?
 Recent graduates (post 2012)
 >= BA/BSc level, Masters or Research degree
 From around the globe
 + int’l graduates in the UK + British graduates
 Talented and motivated individuals…
 …with entrepreneurial spirit and innovative ideas
 All sectors and disciplines
 (with a special focus on 8 Great Technologies)

9. Requirements
 Full time commitment to your venture
 Full transfer of Intellectual Property to the UK legal entity
 Creation of a UK-based HQ
 Commitment to the UK business for the long term
 All team members to relocate to the UK
 Commitment to the accelerator assigned
 Number of team members: min 2, max 3
 At least 50% of team members graduated between 01/01/12 and 30/06/14
 At least 50% of team members to be non-UK nationals
 All members to be shareholders (no employees)
 All team members to be graduates (equal or above to BA level)

10. Your Journey – Application

12. Our first winners

14. UK Tax Incentives
 Corporation tax decreasing from 23% to 20% (April 2015)
 R&D Tax Credits - for each £1 spent on R&D (technology development) an SME
can deduct £2.25 against its tax liability (£1.30 for larger companies)
 Patent Box - new tax relief scheme for patents filed in the UK - any profit derived
from these patents will be taxed at 10% rather than the current level of 24%
 Enterprise Investment Schemes (SEIS & EIS) & Venture Capital Trusts - a
range of tax relief schemes for investors in early stage businesses
 Regional growth funds - available for companies that are setting up in the
regions (outside London)

15. Register online:
www.siriusprogramme.com

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Any Questions
Contact
Alessio Bortone - Talent Scout EMEA & LATAM
Twitter: @alessiobortone
Email: info@siriusprogramme.com
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