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 …
Lord Livingston led an excellent visit to the North East region last week - including a visit to BEL Valves on Tyneside, followed by a keynote speech at the North East Chamber's President Club, which had over 200 in attendance. …
In September, UKTI held a GREAT Week mission to Malaysia and Singapore, two key markets in the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asia Nations) region, set to be one of the world’s top ten largest economies by 2020. Both Malaysians and Singaporeans …
It began with an entertaining in-flight safety video, then it was unbelievable rumours around a hotel opening and ended with dreams of space travel. Just a typical fortnight engaging with the Virgin Group in the US. One of the most …
International traders typically use social media to communicate with their customers, raise their company’s profile and showcase their products. In the future, it is likely that businesses will start to trade on these platforms: Twitter is currently testing a ‘buy’ button …
The large black SUV with the skull of a Longhorn strapped to the front dropped me outside Pappa's BBQ house for my breakfast tacos. Welcome to Texas. After turning up late due to terrible traffic I parked my rental car …
As I write this, my first blog as Interim Head of Trade and Investment for UKTI Mexico, Tropical Storm Dolly has just swept through Mexico City – bringing with her a deluge of rain, high winds, thunder and lightning. It …
Here is a snapshot of the launch of UKTI's e-Exporting Programme at Autumn Fair on Monday 8 September 2014.
Recent visits to companies have confirmed to me that the North East has a lot to be proud about. Earlier this month, I welcomed UKTI’s new Chief Executive Dominic Jermey on his first visit to the region since his appointment …
This is my last blog entry before leaving Mexico. Many things come to my mind about the relationship between our two countries: but probably the one that connects us the most is, and will always be, music. British music is …
If someone said to you that you could launch your product in South Korea using a single solution that includes TV shopping channels, e-marketplaces and a range of digital magazine titles all linked to an end to end fulfilment system, …
