This time last week, I was waking up in a very snowy but extraordinarily beautiful Cumbria as I had taken my wife to Sharrow Bay to celebrate her birthday. Driving up there I was reminded yet again how stunning the …
As I was scraping the car this morning before my drive to work and the dashboard temperature gauge had plummeted to -10˚c my mind wandered quite naturally to sunnier climes and the possibility of heading off for a winter break …
Why should I export? This is one of the commonest questions I am asked when I am out and about talking of the opportunities overseas in mature or emerging markets. I often answer “because you will increase your UK sales …
I’m sure that most of you will be aware of the importance of “guanxi” or relationships when doing business with China. Taking time to understand your potential business partner will reap real rewards in the long run. Often this means …
I’ve not been able to blog for a little while as I have been spending more time than I would have liked visiting a relative in the brand new Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham. The hospital, which opened in June …
There has been a debate in the press recently about hedge fund managers leaving the UK because of high taxes. Recently, an FT article published on 1 October explained that the hedge fund exodus is likely to cost the Inland …
I’m just back from a great visit to Cumbria where I saw some fantastic advanced manufacturing companies. Cumbria is of course renowned for its tourism and, in my opinion, Wastwater in the Lake District was quite rightly voted Britain’s Favourite …
I’ve been listening to the coverage afforded to the Prime Minister as he undertakes his first visit to India, and I’ve also been considering the issues that face companies now assessing their strategy for entry into that vibrant market. A …
As anybody who has read my blogs will know, I love airports. I’ve been thinking recently, however, that we’re also very lucky here in the North West of England to have great port facilities which move our goods efficiently and …
I’m very happy that I’m back online and able to blog again after an enforced absence due to Purdah (which prevents public bodies like UKTI from issuing information during the election period) and then a vacation (unenforced, but not if …
