e business Advantages

With political stability, low operating costs, legal and fiscal structures harmonised for business, the Isle of Man offers an excellent package for relocating companies. Advanced technological infrastructure and the right people to operate your e business along with competitive rate corporate tax adds oxygen to our commerce-centric society – supported by generous financial packages and committed Government support for e-commerce.

We provide a healthy environment. Legislation in the form of the Electronic Transaction Act 2000 provides the necessary legal framework for e-commerce to grow and flourish. Comprehensive support services of the type and quality expected of an international finance centre exist in force.

Our continually advancing legal and technological infrastructure anticipates the growing demands of e business. Latest generation 3.5G technology provides incredibly fast HSDPA internet services direct to the mobile phone. High bandwidth self-healing fibre ring connectivity and unmetered usage gives exceptional access to Europe, the US and Asia. The offshore location means that our state-of-the-art data storage facilities are less vulnerable to disruptive events compared to those built in large urban areas.

We also provide all the right people to operate your e business. An excellent education system prepares pupils for technology intensive businesses. The Island boasts a well educated and computer aware workforce able to support your key personnel who are relocated to the Island. Future workforces are supplied by schools that are equipped with high numbers of computers and computer literate staff.

Here you will find the space to set up your own operations whether large or small. A competitive rate corporate tax together with a personal income tax liability cap means the Isle of Man offers low operating costs compared to other island jurisdictions

These resources together with unequivocal Government support for e-commerce makes e business set up easier - enabling you to get product to market faster.

Generous financial packages of support are available to qualifying businesses. There is a clear commitment to deliver seamless Government to the citizen and business electronically. Internationally accredited financial regulation provides customer and investor confidence as does proportionate and effective consumer and data protection.

You’ll discover that the Isle of Man supports its high tech businesses with a comprehensive and tireless community of support services that includes everything you need to operate a successful non-stop e business.

Not surprisingly we not only release trade to the rest of the world we attract leading e business operators from it.