November 9-13; what a week it was! Nationally, we saw the launch of the new ‘Exporting is Great’ campaign, which has seen a host of mainstream TV and digital media messages capturing the excitement and opportunities of exporting. For us …
I have filled a car with crisps, hand delivered gin to a US network show's Green Room and hosted 18 whisky tastings. I've served alcoholic ginger beer at celebrity cricket games, Welsh cheese for Welsh business delegations and Scottish salmon …
Wasoukan is a 10 year old Japanese retailer specialising in traditional kimono clothing, with four stores across Japan. This December, Wasoukan will open their first European flagship store and headquarters in Notting Hill, with aims to open a further 10-15 …
The first visit by an Indian Prime Minister to the UK in a decade was high on expectation... and high on delivery. Ever since Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi took over the reins of India last year he has earned …
If you ask any of the UKTI Regional Directors, they’ll say it’s ‘Export Week’ every week in the Regions. However, what was different about this one was the launch of the ‘Exporting is GREAT’ campaign. We gathered in Newcastle on …
Of the 5.4m businesses in the UK, 99 per cent are classed as SMEs and the majority of those are described as micro-businesses. Here in Yorkshire we boast more than 380,000 businesses and, like the rest of the UK, most …
British creatives have left their fingerprints on every world city – especially Hong Kong, where I’m based as UKTI’s Director of Trade & Investment. But why is British creativity so well-loved around the globe? I caught up with the …
In 2009, I was watching Jack Whitehall in a small, underground comedy club in Wimbledon (appropriately for someone who should be on after it, called the Watershed). He was funny and the other 75 or so people thought so too. …
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