The UK Department for International Trade (DIT), InvestHK and the British Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong explore Hong Kong’s vibrant creative industries and the business opportunities in Mainland China’s Greater Bay Area (GBA) and APAC region.
Hong Kong’s creative economy accounts for 4.4% of Hong Kong’s GDP and is valued at £10.8 billion in 2018. It is presented with unprecedented opportunities arising from the GBA development, which provides a sizable market of 72 million consumers and a GDP of £1,195 billion.
InvestHK will share the prospects and opportunities of Hong Kong and GBA, and the landscape of the creative sector, followed by a panel discussion with Q&A, joined by Hong Kong and UK industry experts.
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CPD Points: 2 POINTS
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Following the success of the webinar earlier this year, the UK India Business Council (UKIBC) is pleased once again to invite businesses to the second of this series, sharing the phenomenal opportunities that India e-commerce presents to UK companies, with our industry experts from ClickOnCare, Scale Global and UKIBC.
The India e-commerce market is valued at USD 120 billion. Growing at 51%, it offers UK businesses an opportunity to create alternative revenue streams in a ‘digital-first’ strategy, or to complement their existing India business by exposing their brand to more than 90% of Indian post codes and drive sales across multiple channels.
Set to be joined by Niharika Rohella, Key Management Personnel – Product & Tech at ClickOnCare; Kiran Kumar Kolisetty, Co-Founder and CTO, Scale Global; and Imtiaz Ibrahim, CEO and Co-Founder, Scale Global, who will:
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.
What will you learn?
This event will challenge your ideas and encourage your strategic thinking to expand. You will explore:
Research from the UK’s Department for International Trade (DIT) has shown that the most innovative and profitable businesses are those with an international footprint. Join the conference to learn more about the opportunities across the USA and Canada. Hear from businesses who have worked with DIT and partners to grow their business in North America, as they share both their successes and challenges.
Conference Highlights:
This free webinar is designed to help your UK business understand the major market opportunities in Chile, 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 Chile with success.
The UK and Chile have enjoyed a long and vibrant trading relationship based on shared values for international open market co-operation and a strong drive for innovative solutions. Chile is the UK’s third-biggest trading partner in Latin America with total trade in goods and services between Chile and the UK worth £2.2 billion for the year ending June 2019, a 10.7% increase on the same period in 2018. This close and constructive trade and investment relationship offers multiple advantages for UK businesses looking to establish an international presence.
This free webinar is designed to help your UK business understand the major market opportunities in Australia and New Zealand, the benefits of expanding to these markets 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 Australia or New Zealand with success.
International demand for UK goods and services is growing rapidly, offering a wealth of opportunities for SMEs looking to expand overseas. Australia and New Zealand are major destinations for foreign trade, offering a strong economic foundation and multiple advantages for UK businesses looking to establish an international presence.
Specifying Sustainability: Protecting People, Planet, and Prosperity
Attend PART 2 of the upcoming CPD Webinar to discover more about how design sustainability has evolved into a people-centric approach with places, health, and wellbeing at the core of the design process. Presented by Accredited CPD Provider Karndean, the webinar enables specifiers to align their thought process and help to establish a link between indoor environmental quality parameters, health and wellbeing of occupants, and the implementation of green practices in building design.
SBID Members can register to attend this event for free in SBIDPro or watch PART 1 on demand, here.
A registration fee of £10 is applicable to non-SBID Members. Email [email protected] to enquire about attending.
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.
This event consists of two half-day workshops:
Day 1: Tuesday 15 June at 10:00am – 1:30pm Day 2: Wednesday 16 June at 10:00am – 1:30pm
This free webinar is designed to help your UK business understand the major market opportunities in Peru, 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 Peru with success.
The UK and Peru have a broad trading relationship as UK products and services are recognised for quality and innovation across multiple sectors, including health and life sciences, mining, sustainable infrastructure and security. Peru has been the fastest growing economy in Latin America, with UK and Peru bilateral trade comprising of £646 million in the 4 quarters to the end of Q3 in 2020 (ONS, 2020). This close and constructive trade and investment relationship offers multiple advantages for UK businesses looking to establish an international presence.
This free interactive virtual masterclass will effectively help you profile, identify and manage international agents and distributors with expert guidance.
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.
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 to achieve success in international markets.
Day 1: Tuesday 8 June at 10:00am – 1:30pm Day 2: Wednesday 9 June at 1:00pm – 4:30pm
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