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 …
We’re all just coming down to earth after a fantastic evening on Wednesday to celebrate the success of firms from the North West which have been through our Passport to Export programme. The event was held at Knowsley Hall on …
I was looking at my diary for the coming weeks and, apart from being horrendously busy as usual, I checked out an event that is coming up on 24 March that I’d like to chat about. We have an event …
This week I took Malcolm Scott, our Consul General in Dusseldorf, to visit Bentley Motors in Crewe. Although the automotive industry in general has had a tough time during the economic downturn, and Bentley is no different to other car …
I’m opening a big event in Manchester today when we welcome over 120 firms from all round the region to hear about the wealth of opportunities for them in the Middle East. We’ve brought 19 of our commercial people from …
By Rachael Bayfield, Head of Trade, UKTI Japan We often say that Japan is a very rewarding business partner, but you sometimes have to be in it for the long haul. That's not always what people want to hear right …
The first time I stayed in the Residence in Tokyo, the Ambassador had a rather rickety Rolls Royce, the art collection was fusty and old-fashioned and the ikebana (flower arrangements) was wondrous. Well now his wheels is a Jaguar (Indian-owned, …
When I left Singapore on Saturday night the temperature was a balmy 32 degrees and when I touched down in Manchester on Sunday morning it was to be welcomed (I use the word loosely) by a blizzard and minus 2 …
The Map Room in the Foreign Office tells you a lot about the 1920’s British view of the world. Lots of empire, some Europe, Asia pretty sparse. Well, in the offices of the Korean equivalent of UKTI, Kotra, there is …
On a plane back to London. I had to leave on Friday evening as I was flying to South Korea on Saturday. Pity. There are always more people to meet at Davos. But I have over 40 of the best …
The trade mission has moved on to Singapore, the economic miracle of the region. When I used to live in the region we always said that everything works in Singapore and I can confirm it still does. The plane touched …
