Export Week: High Growth Markets will run from next Monday 13 May and will give local businesses access to specialist help and advice to help them successfully tackle high growth markets such as Brazil, India, China, Turkey, Nigeria and the Middle East.
The global economic centre of gravity has shifted towards high-growth markets such as Brazil, Russia, India and China, and others such as Colombia, Indonesia, and Qatar. Increasing numbers of UK companies are prospering by exporting to these markets. With so many millions of potential new customers, low-cost communications, and improving infrastructure many more, smaller UK companies are amongst those making journeys to Rio or Riyadh, Moscow or Mexico City - and sealing deals for what they have to offer. The time to act is now.
UKTI is seeking to help businesses to do just that through a week-long series of events which include a workshop on doing business in Turkey in Alconbury, Cambridgeshire; a Master Class on Brazil hosted at the Hethel Engineering Centre outside Norwich; and a close look at Web Trading and E Commerce happening in Hertfordshire at Welwyn Garden City’s Biopark.
Liz Basing the Regional Director for UKTI East of England said: “The big story for the East of England is an impressive 16.4 per cent rise in exports to countries outside of the EU. A rise of 28 per cent in goods exports put the US back in top spot as our most important export destination, while exports to the Middle East rose by 11 per cent, to Latin America by 14 per cent and to Southern Africa by a massive 97 per cent.
Economies such as China, India and Brazil are growing rapidly and an increasing number of local businesses are growing and prospering by selling to these markets. High Growth Export Week is aimed at helping ever more companies share in this success, finding new customers and growing their businesses in markets such as these.
“Throughout Export Week we are looking to focus on High Growth markets and reach as many businesses as we can with information about the opportunities and the support available for selling their products and services to millions of potential new customers.
“There is still a huge amount of export business to be done. So if you’re wondering where to go for help to grow your business internationally then the answer is very simple – get in touch with UKTI and find out how we can help you.”.
Events taking place in our region over Export Week include:
13 May - Nigeria Masterclass - Cambridge
13 May - Doing business in Turkey – Alconbury, Cambridgeshire
14 May - Education opportunities in the Middle East - Cambridge
15 May - Export finance, doing deals in high growth markets - Ipswich
15 May - Web trading and e-commerce in emerging markets - Welwyn GC, Herts
16 May - Brazil Gateway Masterclass – Hethel Engineering Centre ,Norfolk
17 May - Winning Business in China & India - Newmarket, Suffolk
For full details go to http://www.exportweek.ukti.gov.uk/full/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.results
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