We all know that talent and creativity – even the most brilliant – are not enough to deliver a profitable global business. So with the Inside Heatherwick Studio exhibition concluding in Hong Kong, I went to see inside the …
UK Trade & Investment took a large business delegation to World Retail Congress in Rome, Italy as part of the Grown in Britain Global Business Programme. See highlights from the event here.
With a philosophy of innovation, collaboration and expansion, the Newark-based architecture practice Benoy has gone from strength to strength over the last 70 years. Now working in over 60 countries across 6 continents, Benoy is a truly global company, which has left its …
The British Embassy recently welcomed Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and HRH Prince Philip to Germany. The public interest in the visit was overwhelming with wide coverage of the event in the media, and a real buzz and excitement within …
This week, Milan Expo 2015 provided yet another unrivalled opportunity to celebrate the UK offer on a world stage. GREAT Week Sustainability saw hundreds of delegates visit UK House in central Milan. Comprised of British companies, government and multinational corporations …
That was the slogan used by PR firm Ogilvy to change international perceptions of Mexico in 2011, when drug cartel wars in the country were at a particularly bad stage. I recently started my role as Head of UK Trade …
The excellent @SoVeryBritish tweets daily on both the highs and lows of being British – our modesty, hesitation, apologetic nature and preoccupation with two major themes: tea and the weather. Here are some of their observations on ‘typically’ British behaviour: …
Smruti Sriram, CEO of ethical eco-packaging and reusable bag manufacturers Supreme Creations, gives her personal take on doing business in India “OK so we have it confirmed from our sponsors that we are good to go on the tote bags …
The UK’s £71 billion creative sector is one of Britain’s most important industries. Few have had more success in exporting creativity than Nick Allott who I caught up with at this month’s celebration of British commercial creativity – the GREAT …
When I first set up British-made maternity occasion wear label Tiffany Rose back in 2003 I couldn’t possibly have expected that ten years later I would be invited to Buckingham Palace to accept a Queen’s Award for International Trade …
