2014 is getting off to a good start as business optimism is on the upturn. The CBI recently produced data showing that profitability has risen for the fifth consecutive quarter, employment is growing at its fastest pace since 2007 and …
As Managing Director of Righttrack, a now successful and well-established training consultancy I started from the garage of the family home in 1988, I had often thought about branching out into a foreign market. However, following the recession of 1990, …
It’s a new year for UKTI South Korea so we thought it would be nice to hear from our newest member of our team, Head of Trade John Murphy. John is responsible for Trade Strategy and Service Delivery in UKTI …
I have always been corny – a bit banal and sentimental. I adore romantic comedies. I watch the Eurovision Song Contest every year and I cry when I watch Les Miserables - every time. I could easily add more to …
I wanted to share one of my best ever days in UKTI .... down a mine at Boulby with Cleveland Potash Ltd. Let me say upfront the management and all the staff at CPL are first class and looked after …
Saying goodbye to one Mini is hard. Saying goodbye to two, harder still. Given my job has three elements - promoting exports from the UK to Germany, encouraging inward investment to the UK from Germany and showing the world we …
Archie Young - Deputy Director, Americas - Foreign and Commonwealth Office was kind enough to talk to me recently on why it makes business sense to look at Latin American countries. Here's what he said: Q: Everyone is rushing to …
I am delighted to be part of this week’s trade delegation to China, the largest ever business mission organised by UK Trade and Investment (UKTI). This will, of course, be my first trip as Minister Designate for Trade and Investment. …
It’s often been said that you have to find your own opportunities and make your own luck. Nowhere could this be truer than in the world of exporting and, if you’re a small firm, these opportunities could be in places …
It’s often been said that you have to find your own opportunities and make your own luck. Nowhere could this be truer than in the world of exporting and, if you’re a small firm, these opportunities could be in places …
