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
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
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
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
Open to Export recognises Institute of Export (IOE) members and graduates as the experts they are!
Working with the new Open to Export website has given the IOE a chance to explain how important it is to know exactly what you’re talking about as far as international trade is concerned. This month sees the introduction of a new enhancement to the ever growing website, a Trust Mark for those giving advice or mentoring businesses. Continue reading
As David Cameron seeks a legacy to reform the European Union, the media continues to call on our director general Lesley Batchelor for expert comment and to explain what the implications are for exporters and businesses working in international trade.
A hat trick of broadcast interviews this week has seen Lesley feature on BBC Breakfast TV, BBC Radio 5 Live’s Wake up to Money Programme and BBC Radio York. Continue reading
The need for banks to invest in developing and training their relationship managers in exporting and international trade – in order to equip businesses with the best advice – has never been greater. Continue reading
We are delighted to further extend our network of support for small businesses trading internationally by partnering with Open to Export, a new on-line service that helps small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) to export successfully. Continue reading
UPDATE: Venues and registration details available here
The Institute of Export (IOE) is launching a pioneering quarterly review of the international trade environment to take the pulse of exporters at grass roots level.
Spearheaded by our director general Lesley Batchelor, and building on our partnership with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), the initiative is part of the IOE drive to promote Professionalism in International Trade (PIT) by providing a series of meetings across the country and for Institute members and all engaged in every aspect of international trade.
Each review will collate and summarise the issues of greatest concern to IOE members and UK exporters on a quarterly basis. It will include their responses on key issues which will reflect the concerns of business, their successes and challenges in different markets – and what support they require going forward.
Harnessing the combined influence of the IOE and ACCA, the responses will be fed through to government at all levels along with industry specialists and business media channels to further strengthen the IOE’s on-going lobbying drive for positive change. Continue reading
Lesley Batchelor, director general of the IOE
The Institute of Export’s director general, Lesley Batchelor, took part in a roundtable event hosted by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), which debated the opportunities and barriers faced by UK businesses as they grow their share of global exports.
