We sat down the managing director a firm specialising in small business exports to find out what entrepreneurs need to know before looking for new markets overseas. more»
The Food and Drink Federation has highlighted that preferential trade deals are central to export success post-Brexit as the EU27, and the countries with which it has trade agreements, make up the lion-share of Britain’s food and drink export market. more»
UK export sales reached over £22bn in 2017, government figures have revealed, with record whisky exports leading global demand for British food and drink produce. more»
By allowing foreign buyers to access long-term finance in their local currency when they buy from British firms, more exporters can compete for overseas contracts. more»
A new online tool has been launched to give small business owners readily accessible information on the trading regulations of their target export market. more»
Without safeguards like IP in place, businesses become vulnerable to international competition, with rivals being able to replicate and sell the product or service at a lower price without research and development costs. more»
A "perfect storm" of rising inflation, currency volatility and Brexit question marks has created an uncertain environment for the UK's small exporters in 2017. Now, 70 per cent are expecting to trade less with global markets in the year's final quarter. more»
Newcastle-based startup Torro Cases is great example of a small British firm that’s fully embraced a post-referendum outlook for exporting. more»
The government hopes the Trade and Customs Bills will offer some certainty to British businesses and their international trading partners. more»
To offer help to first-time importers and exporters getting to grips with new terms, Business Advice asks what letters of credit are, and why they’re important. more»
