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Driving global business growth – IOE Foundation Degree offers exceptional value

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Institute of Export

The countdown is on to recruit students to the Institute of Export’s innovative two year Foundation Degree in Professional Practice of International Trade which is instrumental in powering UK businesses to global trading success. Continue reading →

Posted in Exporting, International Trade News, Training and education, Training News | Tagged Foundation degree, Institute of Export, Lesley Batchelor, Students | Leave a comment

Export with the ‘Bulldog Spirit’

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Institute of Export

Export with the ‘Bulldog Spirit’ to the right place and keep the bruises to a minimum By Rob Denman, Editor-in-Chief, Pathfinder Business

Deciding what you want to make is not as important as understanding what customers want to buy – and at what price and in what location.

All markets want a slightly different thing at a different time and at a different price. It is great that John Meredith has launched Project Bulldog to help British exporters get their goods to market but should the boat with your goods turn left or right when it exits the docks? Continue reading →

Posted in Exporting, International Trade News | Tagged Institute of Export, John Meredith, PathfinderBuzz, Project Bulldog | Leave a comment

Institute of Export toasts graduates’ success

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Institute of Export

Championing export success (L to R) IOE Vice President Lord Empey of Shandon, IOE President Jim Davis, BBC Breakfast business presenter Steph McGovern, IOE Director General Lesley Batchelor, IOE Vice President Sir Eric Peacock and IOE Chair Doug Tweddle

The high achievements of graduates who completed the Institute of Export’s (IOE) qualifications in international trade have been celebrated at a prestigious ceremony held at London’s Mansion House. Continue reading →

Posted in Featured News, Training and education, Training News | Tagged Amber Road, BBC Breakfast, Dairy Crest, Doug Tweddle, graduate, Hertfordshire, Institue of Export, International Greetings Plc, IOE, Jim Davis, Lesley Batchelor, London, Lord Empey of Shandon, Mid Glamorgan, Nick Rowlands, Nottinghamshire, Queen’s Awards for Enterprise, Rachel Stockton, Robert Marampa-Lartey, Sarah Jonathan, Sir Eric Peacock, Sports Direct, Steph McGovern, Trotylex, Wales | Leave a comment

How real ideas from 15-year olds could translate into real life export success stories

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Institute of Export

Plymouth-based Real Ideas Organisation – which harnesses social enterprise to create new opportunities for young people and adults – has some very real ideas about enhancing understanding of international trade through an exporting project with specialist sports college Plymstock School. Continue reading →

Posted in Exporting, Featured News, Lesley Batchelor, Training and education | Tagged BIS, Brest, Brittany, Department for Business, Enterprise Education & Culture, export, France, Innovation & Skills, Institute of Export, international trade, IOE, Joanna Hill, Lesley Batchelor, Plymouth, Plymstock School, Real Ideas, Young International Traders | Leave a comment

PIT STOP debates on EU membership sparks lively discussions

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Institute of Export

Launched in December 2012 in Birmingham, London and Manchester, the second PIT STOP debate series organised by the Institute of Export centred on some of the key issues around membership of the EU and the trading opportunities the single market offers. Continue reading →

Posted in Europe, Exporting, Featured News | Tagged Birmingham, EU, EU Membership, export, Institute of Export, international trade, IOE, Liverpool, London, Manchester, PIT STOP | Leave a comment

Guardian appoints IOE director general for new Women in Leadership role

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Institute of Export

Our director general Lesley Bachelor has been appointed a Founding Executive Member of the Guardian Professional’s Women in Leadership community, a timely new on-line initiative aimed at addressing the lack of women in senior positions.

Through engagement with business leaders via the Guardian’s web-based Women in Leadership section, Lesley will underline the pressing need to create more diversity at the top of large organisations. Continue reading →

Posted in Featured News, Lesley Batchelor | Tagged Cranfield Internatioal Centre for Women Leaders, FTSE 100, FTSE 250, Guardian, Guardian Professional, Harriet Minter, Institute of Export, IOE, Lesley Batchelor, Women in Leadership | Leave a comment

Countdown begins to next quarterly PIT STOP debate across the UK

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Institute of Export

The Institute of Export (IOE) and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) are extending their quarterly review of key international trade issues to 8 UK cities next month.

At the end of last year the IOE spearheaded quarterly PIT STOP debates to take the pulse of exporters at grassroots level as part of the Institute’s drive to promote Professionalism in International Trade (PIT). Continue reading →

Posted in Featured News, International Trade Events, International Trade News | Tagged ACCA, Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, Birmingham, Canterbury, Cardiff, export, Glasgow, Institute of Export, international trade, IOE, Lesley Batchelor, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Nottingham, PIT STOP, Professionalism in International Trade | Leave a comment

Celebrating Enterprising Graduate Success Over the Border

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Institute of Export

Our director general Lesley Batchelor recently joined in celebrations in Glasgow to mark the achievements of Scottish Enterprise staff, including 11 employees who received the Institute of Export’s Advanced Certificate in International Trade. Continue reading →

Posted in Featured News, Training and education, Training News | Tagged Advanced Certificate in International Trade, Associate Membership, Institute of Export, IOE, Lesley Batchelor, Scottish Development International, Scottish Enterprise, University of Strathclyde | Leave a comment

Easter celebrations around the world

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Institute of Export

This Easter weekend many of us in Britain will be enjoying Easter egg hunts in our parks and gardens and some of us might even take part in the old tradition of egg-rolling where hard-boiled eggs are launched down a grassy hill.

So how is Easter celebrated in other parts of the world? Continue reading →

Posted in Featured News | Tagged America, birch twig, Candles, Cayman Stew, Chocolate Eggs, Columbia, Dance de la Muerta, Easter, Easter Bunny, Easter Egg, Easter hag, Easter Monday, Easter Sunday, Easter Tree, Egg Dance, Egg Hung, Germany, Gerona, Good Friday, Greece, Holy Week, Iguana Soup, Institute of Export, IOE, Italy, Jesus Christ, Osterbaum, Philippines, Pope, Procession, Roast Lamb, Rome, smörgåsbord, Spain, Stations of the Cross, Sweden, Turtle Egg, White House, willow twig | Leave a comment

Director General urges UK’s creative industries to have designs on The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Institute of Export

Our Director General, Lesley Batchelor, is calling on the UK’s vibrant creative industries to enter the prestigious Queen’s Awards for Enterprise which launch on 21 April. Continue reading →

Posted in Awards and Exhibitions, Featured News, International Trade News | Tagged Creative Industries, Fashion, Film, Game Development, Institute of Export, international trade, IOE, Lesley Batchelor, Linda Stephens, Queen's Awards, Queen's Awards for Enterprise | Leave a comment

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