Why is it that pollen always seems to know when it's exam time? In the UK, come May/June, out pops the pollen to torment all those poor examinees, as if they didn't have enough to worry about. Japan's academic year …
I attended an event in Gosforth yesterday with about 150 delegates discussing "North East England's role in a Global Europe", sponsored by North East Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) , UKTI and the North East Chamber of Commerce (NECC) amongst others. …
When you live abroad but are paid in sterling, as I am, you become pretty sensitive to exchange rate movements. In the 18 months that I have been in Japan the yen has strengthened by 12 % against the pound. …
When I was a child I had a plan. I wanted to become an inventor. The main invention I was aiming for was to create flying French fries. I thought it would be awfully handy if fried potatoes could just …
No one can doubt the importance of the high-growth and emerging Asian markets for business – as the Foreign Secretary said when we launched the Asia Task Force campaign , with Asian consumers predicted to be spending $32 trillion by 2030, …
So, you’ve got a fantastic product or service offer and a terrific support network. You run a tight ship, have high productivity and should be internationally competitive, but If nobody knows about you, you will never sell. The answer is, …
That was the choice I was left with when I decided to buy a new car linked to my job. UKTI Germany exists to help British firms export and to encourage German firms to invest in the UK. I only …
A message from the British High Commissioner, HE Paul Madden Happy New Year to all our readers. Over the summer break I have been reflecting on the year which has passed since I took up my job in Australia last …
In my exporting challenge blog I set a series of questions. I now turn to the question of routes to market. Luckily Doug Mahoney, UKTI’s Director-West Midlands, recently blogged on the subject and promised more in the future but I …
As part of our new Exporting Challenge for 2012 in the North East, led by Lord Green, Minister for Trade and Investment, I'd like to challenge the North East to find 500 new exporters in this Olympic year. This would …
