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Peter Stevenson International Trade Adviser

UK Trade & Investment East Midlands

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What we offer

• We help you develop your overseas trade by providing tailored advice,

information and on-going support.

• We help you identify international opportunities for your products and

services.

• Help you overcome the barriers to achieving success in new markets.

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How we help

• Advice and support
• Information and opportunities
• Making it happen

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Advice and support

• Preparing to Trade

– International Trade Advisers

• Support to Succeed

– Passport to Export, and – Gateway to Global Growth

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Passport to Export

• Management workshop
• Focus on new and inexperienced exporters
• Agreed action plan
• International Trade Adviser support
• Matched funding available
• Suite of training courses

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Gateway to Global Growth

• Focus on more experienced exporters
• Innovative SME’s with 2 to 10 yrs export
• Strategic review and development
• Agreed action plan to develop strategy
• International Trade Adviser support
• Networking, and specialists
• Funding towards export training

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Research, research, research

• Sector led trade teams in country
• Tailored to your requirements
• Cost effective, highly subsidised
• Can identify potential leads
• Market visit programme support
• Arrange product launches
• Use of British Embassy premises
• Flexible…

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Information & Opportunities

• Impartial, relevant and up to date

– www.ukti.gov.uk

• Business Opportunities
• Market & Sector Information

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Export Market Research Scheme

• Desk/published research

– 33% funding

• In-house research visit

– up to 60% of expenses

• Market research agency

– 50% of total project cost

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Export Communications Review

• A fresh pair of eyes to review export activities
• Review written/spoken communications
• Receive a customised written report - an action plan for improving

international communications

• Website critique is key component

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Making it happen

• Market visit support
• Support for exhibitions - TAP
• Meet the Buyer events
• Networking with other exporters
• www.emita.org
• High Value Opportunities Programme

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Making it happen

• Support for visiting overseas markets:

– Group market visit or solo: £200-£700 – Exhibiting overseas (TAP): £1000 - £1800

• Trade Officers overseas & visiting the UK
• Trade Associations
• Local Sector and Market Champions
• Chambers of Commerce in the market
• Sector Groups, London and Glasgow

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In summary

• Impartial, objective, bespoke advice
• Access to extensive overseas network
• Global information on your doorstep
• A unique high quality service

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Where do you go from here?

• Contact your local International Trade Centre
• Tel : 0845 052 4001
• email peter.stevenson@uktiem.co.uk
• www.ukti.gov.uk
• www.youtube.com/UKTIweb
• http://blog.ukti.gov.uk
• www.flickr.com/ukti
• www.twitter.com/ukti