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Accredited CPD: Managing International Agents & Distributors
2021-09-23 09:30 - 16:30 (Europe/London)
Need help sourcing and managing international partners for your UK business?
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?

How to approach the partner selection process step-by-step
How to pitch to potential partners overseas
Creating a written profile of requirements
The key element your agreement needs to cover & COVID-19 considerations
Approaching challenging contractual issues
How to agree, monitor and review targets
Strategies for building trust & strengthening these vital relationships
Address your pain points with live interactive Q&As

SBID Accredited CPD Event
CPD Points: 2 POINTS
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Accredited CPD: Explore New Markets - Doing Business in Australia
2021-09-22 08:00 - 09:00
Are you looking to successfully start, expand or grow your UK business in Australia?
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.
What will you learn?

An overview of the current Australian market with a specific focus on Sydney and Melbourne
Understand the cultural differences and considerations when doing business with Australian people and companies
Uncover the various legal, tax and business regulation considerations
Learn how to formulate a market entry strategy for success
Find out the barriers and common pitfalls facing UK exporters
Receive advice and guidance from Australian market experts

SBID Accredited CPD Event
CPD Points: 2 POINTS
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Winning and Delivering Business Internationally
2021-09-14 09:00 - 17:00
Build an effective strategy to kick-start your export success with step-by-step guidance from international trade experts
Challenging you to think through your exporting journey, this virtual event will explore the benefits of exporting, helping you build or 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:

Scalable
Sustainable
Profitable
Flexible

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.
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Market Spotlight Sessions: Design & Hospitality in the Gulf
2021-08-25 10:00 - 11:30
Trade Opportunities for Hospitality & Design Suppliers in the Gulf
UK hospitality and design suppliers are invited to join the UK’s Department for International Trade (DIT) and the British Contract Furnishing Association (BCFA) for a spotlight session exploring current and future projects in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. You will hear from industry experts about developments across hospitality in the GCC and set-up and licensing requirements. We will be joined by two leading global hotel chains operating in the Middle East and best practice will be shared by a true British success story in the region
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Accredited CPD: Explore New Markets - Doing Business in Brunei
2021-07-22 10:00 - 11:30
Are you looking to successfully start, expand or grow your UK business in Brunei?
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.
What will you learn?

An overview of the current Bruneian market
Understand the cultural differences and considerations when doing business with Bruneian people and companies
Uncover the various business regulation considerations
Learn how to formulate a market entry strategy for success
Find out the barriers and common pitfalls facing UK exporters
Receive advice and guidance from Bruneian market expert

SBID Accredited CPD Event
CPD Points: 2 POINTS
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Accredited CPD: Explore New Markets - Doing Business in Malaysia
2021-07-15 09:00 - 10:30
Are you looking to successfully start, expand or grow your UK business in Malaysia?
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.
What will you learn?

An overview of the current Malaysian market
Understand the cultural differences and considerations when doing business with Malaysian people and companies
Uncover the various business regulation considerations
Learn how to formulate a market entry strategy for success
Find out the barriers and common pitfalls facing UK exporters
Receive advice and guidance from a Malaysian market expert

SBID Accredited CPD Event
CPD Points: 2 POINTS
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Accredited CPD: Winning and Delivering Business Internationally
2021-07-14 09:00 - 17:00, 2021-06-23 09:00 - 17:00
Build an effective strategy to kick-start your export success with step-by-step guidance from international trade experts
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:

Scalable
Sustainable
Profitable
Flexible

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:

What you can get out of exporting – it might be more than you think!
What you are selling – is it the same as in the UK? Does it excite your overseas customers? How do you promote what you have? How have you protected it? How have you set your pricing?
Where best to trade – which countries can give you the best return for your efforts? How can you best research and find them?
What resources will you need – how can you deliver effectively even with limited resources?
Your best route to market – how can you cost-effectively get into a market? How do you provide a great customer experience? How do you make a strong profit and control costs?
How to best work with partners – agents, distributors, strategic partners; which do you choose and why? What type of agreements will you have in place?

SBID Accredited CPD Event
CPD Points: 2 POINTS
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Accredited CPD: Explore New Markets - Doing Business in Singapore
2021-07-08 10:00 - 11:30
Are you looking to successfully start, expand or grow your UK business in Singapore?
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.
What will you learn?

An overview of the current Singaporean market
Understand the cultural differences and considerations when doing business with Singaporean people and companies
Uncover the various business regulation considerations
Learn how to formulate a market entry strategy for success
Find out the barriers and common pitfalls facing UK exporters
Receive advice and guidance from Singaporean market expert

SBID Accredited CPD Event
CPD Points: 2 POINTS
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Accredited CPD: New ecommerce sales opportunities with Europe’s leading integrator
2021-07-01 10:00 - 11:00
Ecommerce sale opportunities – Reach an extensive network of marketplaces & platforms with Tradebyte Europe’s leading integrator
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.
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CPD Points: 2 POINTS
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Accredited CPD: Explore New Markets - Doing Business in Mexico
2021-06-24 15:00 - 16:30
Are you looking to successfully start, expand or grow your UK business in Mexico?
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.
What will you learn?

An overview of the current Mexican market
Understand the cultural differences and considerations when doing business with Mexican people and companies
Uncover the various business regulation considerations
Learn how to formulate a market entry strategy for success
Find out the barriers and common pitfalls facing UK exporters
Receive advice and guidance from Mexican market expert

SBID Accredited CPD Event
CPD Points: 2 POINTS
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Accredited CPD: UK Creative Business Opportunities in Hong Kong & APAC
2021-06-24 10:00 - 11:30
Reinvent and Resurge – Explore opportunities for UK Creative Businesses in Hong Kong and APAC
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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Accredited CPD: Unlocking India's E-Commerce Opportunities (Part 2)
2021-06-24 10:00 - 11:00
Learn how to unlock India’s new e-commerce opportunities
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:

Highlight the scale of opportunity available
Provide market and consumer insights
Share advice on how to gain traction with Indian consumers
Underline the support available from DIT and UKIBC that you can leverage in gaining quicker access to India e-commerce

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CPD Points: 2 POINTS
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Accredited CPD Virtual Conference: UK - North America Week
2021-06-21 - 2021-06-25
Thinking about growing your business in North America?
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:

Her Majesty’s Trade Commissioner to North America, Antony Phillipson
PwC UK presents the “UK Trade. The New Agenda” programme with Matthew Alabaster
Representatives from US and Canadian governments
Update on the US-UK Free Trade Agreement
The UK Export Finance offer
Banking in North America with Santander
British American Business Chamber and Canada-UK Chamber of Commerce
Presentations by DIT North America Sector and Regional leads

SBID Accredited CPD Event
CPD Points: 2 POINTS
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Accredited CPD: Explore New Markets - Doing Business in Chile
2021-06-17 15:00 - 16:30
Are you looking to successfully start, expand or grow your UK business in Chile?
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.
What will you learn?

An overview of the current Chilean market
Understand the cultural differences and considerations when doing business with Chilean people and companies
Uncover the various business regulation considerations
Learn how to formulate a market entry strategy for success
Find out the barriers and common pitfalls facing UK exporters
Receive advice and guidance from Chilean market expert

SBID Accredited CPD Event
CPD Points: 2 POINTS
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Accredited CPD: Explore New Markets in Australia or New Zealand
2021-06-17 08:00 - 09:00
Are you looking to successfully start, expand or grow your UK business in Australia or New Zealand?
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.
What will you learn?

An overview of the current Australian and New Zealand market
Understand the cultural differences and considerations when doing business with Australian & New Zealand people and companies
Uncover the various legal, tax and business regulation considerations
Learn how to formulate a market entry strategy for success
Find out the barriers and common pitfalls facing UK exporters
Receive advice and guidance from Australian & New Zealand market experts

SBID Accredited CPD Event
CPD Points: 2 POINTS
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Accredited CPD: Explore New Markets - Doing Business in Peru
2021-06-10 15:00 - 16:30
Are you looking to successfully start, expand or grow your UK business in Peru?
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.
What will you learn?

An overview of the current Peruvian market
Understand the cultural differences and considerations when doing business with Peruvian people and companies
Uncover the various business regulation considerations
Learn how to formulate a market entry strategy for success
Find out the barriers and common pitfalls facing UK exporters
Receive advice and guidance from Peruvian market expert

SBID Accredited CPD Event
CPD Points: 2 POINTS
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Accredited CPD: Managing International Agents and Distributors
2021-06-08 - 2021-06-09
Need help sourcing and managing international partners for your UK business?
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.
What will you learn?

How to approach the partner selection process step-by-step
How to pitch to potential partners overseas
Creating a written profile of requirements
The key element your agreement needs to cover & COVID-19 considerations
Approaching challenging contractual issues
How to agree, monitor and review targets
Strategies for building trust & strengthening these vital relationships
Address your pain points with live interactive Q&As

This event consists of two half-day workshops:
Day 1: Tuesday 8 June at 10:00am – 1:30pm
Day 2: Wednesday 9 June at 1:00pm – 4:30pm
SBID Accredited CPD Event
CPD Points: 2 POINTS
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Join UK House @ Cannes Lions 2021
2021-06-01 - 2021-10-31
Promoting British Business to International Partners & Buyers
UK HOUSE at Cannes Lions (21-25 June) opens its virtual doors from July 6th through to November 2021. From July onwards, UK House will go on country-by-country world tour – meeting up with some of the world’s biggest markets for creative services – from China to USA to India celebrating UK Creativity at Cannes Lions 2021.
UK House at Cannes Lions will be headlined by UK winners at this year’s Festival, featuring UK companies with something new to offer global buyers and trends from Lions Live 2021. Celebrate the best of UK Creativity with sessions from UK jurors, networking, workshops and masterclasses on exporting creative services.
It is FREE to attend for thinkers, makers, and investors around the world to meet and hear from leading UK experts.
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