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 …
Up at the crack of dawn yesterday and on the way to Poznan to address a banking conference on what a Great Inward investment destination the UK is. Why on earth you may think would I address a set of …
The companies I meet assume I spend most of my time travelling overseas. In reality, I personally attend very few trade missions, as I am focussed on encouraging more companies to export from London. But I'm currently in Mumbai for …
We’ve had a very exciting few weeks at the UK-ASEAN Business Council (UKABC), with the end of October seeing us working on the State Visit to the UK of the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Dr Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. …
A guest blog by Howard Carter, Founder and CEO of Incognito, a UK company marketing and distributing insect repellent products globally. Good Morning Vietnam! I am writing this guest blog from Ho Chi Minh City (formally Saigon) after a frenetic, …
A guest blog by screen and digital specialist Gina Fegan What are the three most useful aspects of Open to Export? - Tips, advice and pointers to further information - Contacts - both in territory and here in the UK - Being able to …
Thank you to the Senior UKTI diplomats and UK businesses for helping us to implement a well received event, with a successful turnout of over 200 attendees. We had marvellous line-up of speakers, ranging from Lord Green, John Murton from …
It’s obviously the season for awards. The Financial Times’ World Diary this morning tells us that the winners will be announced this week of the UK Green Business Awards, the UK National Business Awards and the US National Book Awards. …
A guest blog from the Rt Hon David Lidington MP, Minister of State at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office. It’s not often that I blog about football, but this week I came across a truly inspiring story. Terry Nelson is …
Our GREAT Week of Creativity in Hong Kong (5-9 November) was a huge success! Showcasing the best in British fashion, design and craftsmanship the Consulate and private sector partners put on over 30 events during the week - www.greatweek.hk. The …
A guest blog by Simon Poole, Managing director of Kent-based Pro², tells the story of how his professional driving service company found its very first export market in India. We are proof that you don’t have to be a big, …
