A brief history of the UK-Russian relationship and modern trade opportunities between these great states. By Shelly Pritchard On 28th February 1557, Londoners were delighted by the image of a Russian Ambassador entering the city. He was greeted ‘with great admiration and plausibilities of the people running plentifully on all …
Asked to describe the South West region’s main international challenge and opportunity, Linda Middleton-Jones explains from her perspective: It is established wisdom that for a region or country to be vibrant, progressive and economically strong, it embraces the advantages it has. Certainly, this region has many exciting and natural advantages …
Bibby’s have recently teamed up with International Trade Matters Ltd to gauge the aspirations of South West businesses for future international trade through a series of Blue Sky dinners. Leaders across sectors and industry were invited to a select evening in Taunton to discuss what the future could or should …
International Market Platforms and Intellectual Property specialist, Shelly Pritchard takes a look at the steps businesses can take to protect IP when outsourcing manufacturing to China… Intellectual property is an established concern for those businesses operating or considering operating in China. Fear regarding the enforcement of IP is a factor …
Guest article by Marius Gaiță Customs Operations &Compliance Manager – EUROCCOPER, Founding Member – AEO FORUM The term “customs compliance” is used in various official documents drafted by some of the most important international institutions, such as: The World Customs Organization, or the World Trade Organization. In spite of this, a precise definition of the term is currently …
Linda Middleton Jones examines the effect of Brexit on business behaviour and identifies some foundations that we might just be able to rely upon amongst the chaos. Much has been made of the Brexit vote, negotiations and implications. There is a plethora of rhetoric across traditional and social media, often …
For many companies who design and manufacture a physical product the start point is the domestic market, their local customer base. Key factors that influence the design are things like functionality, reliability in service, style and appearance and usually manufacturing cost too. Having worked hard in the home market the …
From the Plymouth Herald: Representatives from Devon business consultancy International Trade Matters (ITM) and Plymouth-headquartered Devon Chamber of Commerce will be looking to increase trade links with the Black Sea port, twinned with Plymouth since 1956, when they head out east in May 2018. Linda Middleton Jones, managing director of …
Is your company predominantly trading domestically? Don’t fit into the category of “born-global”? Not to worry – global trading is about attitude, not connections, or skills, or knowledge or, perhaps, even strategy. That doesn’t mean you don’t need a good many of these to successfully trade globally. But attitude may …
There’s never been a better time… With Brexit looming, a weakened pound and increased pressure on business to explore global markets, exporting is as attractive as it has ever been. Nobody has a crystal ball that can predict where UK trade will take us in the next few years, but …
