UKTI’s London International Trade Team is dedicated to increasing the competitiveness of SMEs in the capital through international sales development. A team of International Trade Advisers deliver tailored help to businesses who are either exporting for the first time or looking to enter new markets. Through a range of unique services, including participation in outward missions and provision of bespoke market intelligence, UKTI London can help grow businesses into the international market. The team can be reached at: 020 7234 3000; export@uktilondon.org.uk
When a client says, ‘you’ve just saved six months of my life’ after a conversation with an International Trade Adviser, you want to know why. The client in question is ‘Talk to a Doctor’ CEO, Dr Doniert Macfarlane (below). His …
With less than 100 days to go to the Rio Olympics, Brazil is going to be in the headlines a great deal. The Games will show off Rio’s spectacular scenery and infrastructure to great effect. Whilst most of the infrastructure …
I hear great stories. Export is a bit of an adventure. We have intrepid entrepreneurs setting off into unknown international territories, facing conflicts along the way and emerging victorious with exciting opportunities for the taking. And it is great to …
Some of the UK companies visiting Peru on the market visit I've just accompanied were surprised to hear, from more than one source, that Peru is a small market. The geography of the country is broad and difficult and mining …
Having never travelled to Chile before, it came as a surprise to discover that Chile is rated as safer than the UK on the Global Peace Index As well as having the best skies to look at the stars, it …
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 …
Jack Porteous , Language and Culture Adviser for UKTI London, blogs on the importance of cultural considerations when doing business overseas. Taking your business abroad can be challenging – your first meeting in a new market can be less like stepping …
Tarecca Musabbir, Public Relations, Marketing & Communications Co-ordinator from UKTI London, accompanied twelve London companies to Singapore’s Spikes Asia Festival of Creativity to further their understanding of the market. I landed in Singapore the day after the Formula 1 Grand Prix …
A blog from Jack Porteous, UKTI London’s Language and Culture Adviser. You’ve spent hours agonising over the minutiae of your marketing materials, days making your website word-perfect, and months producing the perfect sales brochure. Now you’re looking to export and need it …
A blog from Penny Adegboyega , Marketing and Communications Assistant at UKTI London, who is accompanying a trade mission to Angola. Read part one of her blog here In the last few days I’ve learnt so much about this blossoming …
