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Grasmere Gingerbread FREE advice and training are being offered to Cumbrian businesses looking for information about how to export their products and services internationally. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can access a range of resources from Sarah Peak, Cumbria’s export manager, who is working with the Cumbria Local Enterprise Partnership (CLEP). The support includes The Export Academy – a free training programme to help small and micro businesses understand all they need to know about selling internationally. International trade expert Chris Baxter provides guidance through ten, one-hour educational sessions running twice a week during March. To find out more, email [email protected]. ....
Maritime UK: Update from the Department for International Trade’s Maritime Team Maritime UK and its members work with the Department for International Trade (DIT) to boost exports and investment for the maritime sector. This partnership is focused through the joint industry and government Maritime Export and Investment Advisory Group, comprised of officials from DIT and Maritime UK. The group has responsibility for delivering thejoint inudstry-government five-year plan for maritime exports and investment. This update from DIT provides details of the team’s recent work and covers upcoming events and opportunities across the maritime sector and highlighting maritime success stories. ....
Siobhan Baillie The Stroud MP s weekly column. I had the pleasure last week of hosting a web event for local businesses to learn about exporting alongside Gloucester MP Richard Graham. I am part of the Department of International Trade’s (DIT) Parliamentary Export Programme, which aims to encourage companies to export and to help them gain access to the comprehensive support DIT can offer. The work DIT can do to get people trading across the globe is quite amazing and little known, although I hope to change that. Just a few highlights of the support available include a free Export Academy to give small and micro businesses export know how, the Internationalisation Fund, which offers funding to help small businesses export and trade missions in many countries to assist on the ground. ....
SMEs across UK voice support for easier transatlantic trade New report shows opportunities and challenges of trade with US for small businesses. From: 26 January 2021 Opportunities to help small businesses across the UK overcome barriers to transatlantic trade and growth have been outlined in a new report produced by leading US-UK trade association BritishAmerican Business (BAB). BAB, in partnership with the Department for International Trade, hosted four virtual roundtables bringing together leaders from over 60 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across London and the South of England, the Midlands, the North of England and Scotland, to hear their success stories and help address the challenges they face. ....
The Department for International Trade (DIT) has signed a three-year, £2.6 million contract with Capita to use its GrantIS digital platform to distribute grants to businesses. Capita said the DIT will be the first client to use the platform – for the distribution of grants to around 7,600 SMEs to find help new markets overseas. This will take place under the department’s Internationalisation Fund, which is supported by the £38 million European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). The grants will match any investments made by SMEs to overcome barriers limiting their ability to export goods and services. The company said GrantIS will provide SMEs with clear information on the fund and how to apply, and a digital application process that will enable government advisors to provide any necessary support. It will also provide an audit trail. ....