Liz Basing's civil service career has spanned a range of HQ and regional roles, all with a business focus and including industry sponsorship, economic intelligence, grant appraisal on both national and European schemes and a stint in the then DTI Strategy Unit . Liz was appointed UKTI Deputy Director for the East Midlands in 2004, leaving there four years later to take up post as UKTI Director for Poland. Her 15-strong team at the British Embassy in Warsaw helped hundreds of companies each year explore opportunities and grow their international business in sectors as diverse as engineering consultancy, satellite communications and financial services. Liz joined UKTI East as International Trade Director in May 2011.
Last week we congratulated the latest recipients from our region of the Queen’s Award for Enterprise. Yet again we saw a healthy number of local businesses winning in the International Trade category demonstrating how much the goods and services, and …
Export Week - which took place 11-15 November - was a hugely successful week for the UKTI East team, as well as for our partners and businesses across the region. Reflecting on the size and scale of the week (and …
The East of England is a diverse region, rich in innovation and bursting with products, services and ideas that are in demand across the world. That means we need to get more of our companies exporting. If your company does …
There’s never been a better time to sell overseas: The internet has helped create a readily accessible global marketplace offering a vast array of opportunities for firms to export from their UK base. It’s easier than ever for small businesses …
After Export Week in May, when 130 businesses from across the East of England attended an array of events focussing on exports to countries including Brazil, China, India, Nigeria and Turkey, the trade figures for the period to end March 2013 …
When it comes to exporting the East of England like other parts of the UK still sends more than half its exports to the EU. The US is our single largest market (and growing) but that said East of England …
The end of our business year is always a busy time and this year is no exception. Our big set piece last month was Exporting for Growth at Newmarket. It’s a tried and tested formula and one that works well …
