During the years that I spent in industry, prior to my current position working for the UK government, I must admit that I took special pleasure in working with strategic business development. For me, nothing equals the joy of building …
Dr Mark Treherne, Chief Executive of the UKTI Life Science Investment Organisation shares his thoughts on how UK patients are leading the way in clinical trials. Clinical trials bring cutting-edge science into mainstream medicine and tell us which treatments work, which don’t …
Islamic financial practice has evolved from the financial and economic principles of Sharia'a Law revealed within the Holy Qu'ran. During the past four decades the global Islamic financial system has emerged, underpinned by its values of equity, fairness and justice, …
Innovation is something that sets people and companies apart: that special factor that can ‘make the difference’. We see it every day: from product design, to new ways of communicating with customers, and finding original ways to promote products and …
It takes a lot to get me out of bed at 5am. An early flight to an exotic holiday location might do it. But otherwise forget it. Unless, that is, it’s the Olympics. Last summer I adapted my body clock …
UKTI Business Opportunities provides sales leads across a multitude of sectors. Amongst those, the construction sector is one of the most varied for the sheer diversity of SMEs involved. So I was really pleased recently to meet with John Tebbit …
Ray Ward of HMRC gives his take on VAT and customs procedures for exporters. He's participating in a webinar on the topic in collaboration with UKTI's Open to Export team on Friday 6 Sept at 11am - see the end of …
When the CFO of one German industrial giant realised a new Duesseldorf to London City Airport route was being introduced, he was so excited he moved his business trip back a week to take advantage of it. The BA-run route, …
Jim Pickles, UKTI’s newest adviser, shares his experiences of the industry and his hopes for London’s overseas fashion sales September’s London Fashion Week is nearly upon us and will provide those in the fashion industry with an ideal opportunity to …
Last month we at UKTI were honoured to host His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester to Seoul. As part of the His Royal Highness’s busy schedule he presided over the signing of the ‘Chamber’s Initiative’ MoU between UKTI South …
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