I was very pleased to be asked by the UKTI Northern Powerhouse team to lead the mission to the Game Developers Conference (GDC - the world's largest and longest-running professionals-only game industry event) 2016 on behalf of the games industry …
Far from it would be my instant reaction, and if my organisation UKTI is to meet our target of getting 100,000 new companies to export by 2020, then we need women working in UK businesses to wake up to the …
As CEO of Supreme Creations, the world’s largest ethical manufacturer of reusable bags and eco-packaging, I've been growing my business through export for some time. Here are some lessons I’ve learnt along the way. 1. Understand the competition If you’re …
In 2014 UK firms exported nearly £1.5 billion worth of cyber security products and services overseas. By far the fastest growing part of the defence and security sector, by 2016 cyber security should make up 50% of total security exports …
You can’t beat the feeling you get when you first learn that someone from overseas is interested in your business The call came in from one of the largest distributors in the UK saying that, due to the traction Fhoss …
The Chinese believe that the Year of the Fire Monkey (which today, 8 February, marks the start of) is ideal for starting new enterprises and rising to exciting new challenges. So it's a perfect time to remind entrepreneurs and businesses …
This year has had a busy start for us. As UKTI’s civil nuclear team, we're helping the UK nuclear sector do more business internationally and attract investment to the UK. We've been busy raising international awareness of our experience and …
Just as many of us like to dip our toes in the water of the Costas of Spain and Portugal, many businesses choose these countries as somewhere to dip their toe into exporting. This is no surprise. We’ve always had …
Exporting to China has always been challenging for UK exporters in the Life Science sector. Regulatory barriers and import tariffs are often cited as major hurdles to export but perhaps the number one question raised is “can we protect our …
My second blog on trust (if you missed the first one you can find it here) concentrates on business relationships. Trust is at the heart of building successful business relationships and relationship building requires slightly different approaches for different cultures. …
