The opportunity for UK consumer brands to export is huge. Today, the most effective route to new markets is through online shopping platforms. It is forecast that consumer online spend will grow to $400bn by 2020. UK cross-border internet retail sales alone will be worth …
Since the first Export Week was launched almost year ago, it has been great to see so many of the region’s companies, large and small, taking up the international trade challenge. From children’s swimwear and tricycles to shellfish and beer. …
I visited Dublin a few weeks ago at an exciting time for UK /Ireland relations. The first ever UK/Irish trade mission was taking place at the Singapore Air Show, demonstrating the value of working together in targeted areas to increase …
I was delighted to read the recent BCC/DHL Express report stating that UK Exporting Confidence was at an all-time high. It backs up some of the trends we have seen recently in the North East region; for example the growth …
In a couple of weeks’ time, I have the great pleasure of taking part in the ‘Exporting from Britain’ panel session at the EEF’s National Manufacturing Conference. Manufacturing exports was at the heart of a former incarnation, as CEO of …
London Fashion week, starting today, reminds us once more that UK fashion is having a golden global moment. Currently, 70% of British based design turnover comes from overseas sales and fashion directly contributes nearly £21 billion to the UK economy …
Supporting the skill and dedication of British athletes in Sochi this winter are British innovations that take pioneering advanced engineering techniques and apply them to the sporting arena. James Roche, engineer from McLaren Applied Technologies (MAT) talks about the BlackRoc sled …
Central Europe is a big opportunity on our growth agenda. If you are a small or medium-sized company already exporting to our top three EU markets - France, Italy and Germany - then Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary should …
Retail. Who doesn’t like to spend? We all treat ourselves from time to time and so we should. Of course, January is the month after the Christmas spent, but also the time for sales par excellence. In Britain we are …
The globally-focused marine sector is particularly well placed to reap the rewards of international growth in 2014. The UK, as an island nation, has always had a thriving marine sector and is known across the world for its high quality …
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