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SMEs need greater access to information and must increase exports to thrive

Four in five MPs believe SME owners need more information, advice and guidance when considering expanding into international trade.

Export & Import

News

Millions of SMEs in Brexit trade limbo

Small businesses are relying on international income, but uncertainty around Brexit is leaving them in a trade limbo.

Export & Import

SMEs need greater access to information and must increase exports to thrive

Four in five MPs believe SME owners need more information, advice and guidance when considering expanding into international trade.

News

Millions of SMEs in Brexit trade limbo

Small businesses are relying on international income, but uncertainty around Brexit is leaving them in a trade limbo.

News

January sees weaker growth in staff placements

The latest Report on Jobs has seen demand for staff reach a 17-month high as staff placements sees weaker growth.

News

Britain on track to become a scale up nation despite Brexit

Four out of five scale up leaders expect their growth to continue despite the uncertainties created by Brexit, a new study reveals.

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Why we need to be less British to secure investment

In order to secure investment, British businesses need to keep a positive and optimistic outlook, according to new advice.

Legal advice

The top global destinations for protecting your IP

Justin Simpson discusses the world's most popular international filing destinations and how best UK small businesses can maximise IP protection in these countries from the outset.

Export & Import

Why UKTI is your passport to exporting success

Here, we look at the benefits of the UKTI's Passport to Export service, which gives small companies resources to help with international trade.

Finding and selling to customers

Broadening your horizons beyond Amazon and eBay

Zoe Ripley of ChannelAdvisor presents five online marketplaces to help online retailers venture beyond the safe harbours of eBay and Amazon.

Export & Import

From £500 to £500,000: Booking export success

Ten years ago violin maker Geraldine Grandidier came upon an idea to make and sell children's bookcases - and now her company Tidy Books turns over £500,000. She talks about the challenge of exporting, which accounts for 20 per cent of sales.

News

Government turns to postgraduates to help companies export

Postgraduate students are to be recruited to help businesses across the country overcome the language and cultural barriers that stop them breaking into overseas markets, business secretary Vince Cable has announced.

Legal advice

IP protection: How to protect your most valuable assets

Tom Lingard, partner at law firm Stevens & Bolton, discusses the ways in which intellectual property rights can be used to protect the assets of your business.

International Business