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 …
For many companies new to exporting, the thought of doing business overseas can be a daunting prospect - and for some it may seem like ‘mission impossible.’ However, given that research shows exporting businesses have improved productivity and sales, innovate …
April started with a lot of activity. Last week the Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy for Mexico, Baroness Jane Bonham-Carter, visited us for a four-day programme. On her first official visit to Mexico - she was assigned as Trade Envoy in …
When it comes to exporting there is no doubt that my region, the North East, is still heavily reliant on the European and US markets. Having said that, many local companies are doing great business further afield and this trend needs …
Nobody does trade fairs like the Germans. And even the Germans don't normally do trade fairs like Hannover Messe. With more than 6,500 exhibitors - that would mean having just 5 seconds with each if you visited them all - …
The end of our business year is always a busy time and this year is no exception. Our big set piece last month was Exporting for Growth at Newmarket. It’s a tried and tested formula and one that works well …
In late March, the sun beats down on metre-deep snow. On slopes above, skiers glide. At a hotel in the town centre, over 500 top Turkish business people and opinion formers have gathered. Welcome to the Uludağ Economic Summit in Bursa – …
I first went to China to look at their health system back in 1978. The gang of four led by Madame Mao had just been deposed and a diminutive 74 year-old had started to gain a hold on the reins …
I always had my doubts about macroeconomics. Just the term “ceteris paribus” (all other things being equal) made me thoroughly suspicious. When has anything really been “ceteris paribus”? No day is like another and if I learnt one lesson in …
In your old age would you prefer a dog or a robot for company? That was the subject of a heated discussion at a dinner we hosted last week for Secretary of State for Health Jeremy Hunt, featuring a range …
With which overseas market did UK bilateral trade in goods increase by 200% in 2012? The answer is Turkmenistan, whose International Investment Forum I and colleagues including Ron Nash, UK co-Chair of the Turkmenistan UK Trade and Industry Council, attended …
