Inspired by UKTI's Exporting is GREAT initiative to inspire and support an additional 100,000 businesses to trade abroad by 2020, here are my top 10 reasons to expand your business horizons. It's vital to look for new customers overseas as …
On 6 March 2015 NASA’s Dawn Mission will endeavour to enhance our understanding of the solar system when it rendezvous with, and orbits the dwarf planet Ceres, once again drawing the world’s attention to the exploration of space. Britain’s own …
I recently accompanied 24 South East, London and East of England companies to Istanbul, Turkey to further their understanding and overseas business in the market. When we landed in Istanbul on Sunday, we were greeted with a steady cold drizzle. …
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 …
James Bond drives an Aston Martin and then drinks Macallan whisky -- or shoots it off the head of a Bond girl. That's standard product placement fare. It is a great way for brands -- in this case British -- …
Today sees the start of the Chinese Lunar New Year. The confusion over this year's animal is based on the Chinese character (Yáng) for sheep, goat and ram being considered the same in China. There are 12 creatures in the …
There’s a lot of talk around at the moment that the best (and sometimes only) way to grow your business is by exporting. But the problem with this is that for a lot of entrepreneurs and SMEs that they simply …
The New Year always brings with it resolutions, a sense of renewed purpose, and big plans for the coming 12 months – and 2015 is no different. This year though, The Year of the UK in Mexico and The Year of …
There is no better way to celebrate the turn of the year than with 300 human guests, one alien and an array of British food and drink. This week I hosted, my now traditional, New Year's British reception. Away from …
I was attacked by a dinosaur, nearly fell off a skyscraper and was shot at by an alien invader. And all before lunch. Even by Las Vegas standards, that is a busy morning. But this is CES - the Consumer …
Spending the first working day of the year in the Fox Soccer studios watching my beloved AFC Wimbledon in the FA Cup seemed an entirely appropriate start to 2015. This is going to be very much a year of sport. …
