This free interactive event will effectively help you profile, identify and manage overseas agents and distributors with expert guidance. You will work through real-life challenges faced by SMEs, with tips on how to avoid common pitfalls, and hear the steps required to optimise your approach.
International agents and distributors can be a great way to build a profitable, sustainable and scalable global business. But with the added complexity of Coronavirus (COVID-19), finding, selecting and managing international partners presents a new series of challenges and potential high-risks for many SMEs.
If you are feeling overwhelmed with sourcing, negotiating or monitoring international partners and need guidance on contracts, payments, operations or more, this virtual event is for you.
What will you learn?
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This free webinar is designed to help your UK business understand the major market opportunities in Australia with a specific focus on Sydney and Melbourne, the benefits of expanding to these lucrative markets and how to overcome barriers when doing business overseas.
International demand for UK goods and services is growing rapidly, offering a wealth of opportunities for SMEs looking to expand overseas. Australia is a major destination for foreign trade, offering a strong economic foundation and multiple advantages for UK businesses looking to establish an international presence.
During this interactive virtual masterclass, industry experts will teach you how to adapt to evolving buying habits with tactics, platforms and tools you can use to optimise your website and improve your digital customer experience to drive sales.
Consumer’s buying behaviours and adoption of technology have rapidly shifted markets and industries across the globe during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Having a high-performance website and strategically engaging your customers online both nationally and internationally is proving more crucial than ever before.
This free virtual event will provide you with insights and tools to build an effective online strategy to reach more customers and increase conversions rates.
Is your business looking to keep your brand visible and start or expand your overseas sales? This virtual event is designed to arm SMEs with an effective strategy to expand their online reach and generate future sales opportunities.
Learn how you can optimise your website to generate a higher volume of web traffic and leverage e-commerce to get your products or services in front of more prospects. For many businesses the future may seem uncertain in this unprecedented period, therefore strategic engagement with your prospects and customers online is going to be key.
In this webinar, you will learn:
This free webinar is designed to help your UK business understand the major market opportunities in Brunei, the benefits of expanding to this market and how to overcome barriers when doing business overseas. Hear from market experts as they share insights, tips and strategies to expand your products or services in Brunei with success.
Brunei is an oil and gas-rich country located in South-East Asia with access to regional and global markets, and strong trade ties with the Middle East. The country is encouraging economic diversification through major foreign direct investment (FDI) projects in other sectors, offering a wealth of opportunities for UK SMEs looking to establish an international presence.
This free webinar is designed to help your UK business understand the major market opportunities in Malaysia, the benefits of expanding to this market and how to overcome barriers when doing business overseas. Hear from market experts as they share insights, tips and strategies to expand your products or services in Malaysia with success.
Malaysia is a vibrant export destination full of exciting growth opportunities for ambitious UK SMEs. The young and growing population of over 30 million consumers, coupled with the increasingly affluent middle class willing to pay for quality is providing a growing demand for a wide range of UK products and services.
This two-day virtual workshop will help kick start your export success with step-by-step guidance from international trade experts. Gain a greater understanding of the benefits of exporting, how to build and refine your strategy and combat the issues associated with the transition into new markets. As you venture into overseas markets, you want to ensure that your business is:
Hear expert insight on the legal, financial and logistical obstacles associated with exporting and how to mitigate these risks and trade safely overseas. Learn how to develop your business model and connect with like-minded London businesses on the same exporting journey as you.
This event will challenge your ideas and encourage your strategic thinking to expand. You will explore:
This free webinar is designed to help your UK business understand the major market opportunities in Singapore, the benefits of expanding to this market and how to overcome barriers when doing business overseas. Hear from market experts as they share insights, tips and strategies to expand your products or services in Singapore with success.
Singapore is a wealthy city-state and is the leading financial, shipping and trade hub for the Asia Pacific region. For UK SMEs, Singapore is one of the easiest places in the world to start, run and do business (World Bank, 2019) as both economies have similar business & legal practices and share similar technical standards. In March 2019, the UK exported £8.8bn of goods and services to Singapore (ONS, 2019) providing a strong economic foundation and multiple advantages for UK businesses looking to establish an international presence.
Join this live event to meet Tradebyte and discover the opportunities available to UK fashion and lifestyle brands. You’ll find out what an integrator does, how it helps a business scale more easily, and how Tradebyte can drive your brand’s success in D2C ecommerce.
What is the opportunity?
Tradebyte has an extensive network of marketplaces, platforms and retailers in its portfolio. This network needs new brands across ready-to-wear, footwear & lifestyle who are eager to expand and scale-up. DIT are partnering with Tradebyte to help recruit UK brands who want to sell across Europe and grow.
Why should I attend?
In this webinar, you will learn the exact steps required to get your brand connected to the Tradebyte marketplace and platform network. They will share insights and answer your questions.
Tradebyte are a member of the Zalando Group with headquarters in Germany (Ansbach) and offices in the UK (Cheltenham and London) with over 4,800 live trading channel connections and €4.6bn of GMV through the platform in 2020.
This free webinar is designed to help your UK business understand the major market opportunities in Mexico, the benefits of expanding to this market and how to overcome barriers when doing business overseas. Hear from market experts as they share insights, tips and strategies to expand your products or services in Mexico with success.
International demand for UK goods and services is growing rapidly, offering a wealth of opportunities for SMEs looking to expand overseas. Mexico is a trillion-dollar economy, enjoying stable economic conditions offering a strong economic foundation and multiple advantages for UK businesses looking to establish an international presence. The total trade in goods and services between the UK and Mexico was £5.1 billion in the four quarters to the end of Q1 2020 (ONS, 2020), demonstrating Mexico is a major trade destination for UK SMEs.
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