The national media continue to come to the Institute of Export’s Director General Lesley Batchelor for comment and advice on exporting and international trade.
Just recently Lesley was once again invited by The Guardian Small Business Network to join their expert panel for a live on-line question and answer session about exporting to BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) hosted by Emily Wight. 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
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
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
Sandy Gullis MBE, of logistics giant Wincanton
The Institute of Export (IOE) is launching a new relationship with the readers of Freight Industry Times – a leading publication read by 8,000 company directors and transport managers in the UK’s major freight and cargo providers.
From next month our news, views and case studies about our members in the sector will be profiled in a special four page supplement in this quarterly publication. Continue reading
Presenting the findings: from left - Simon Davies, international trade finance director at Bibby Financial Services Lesley Batchelor, director general of the Institute of Export, Margot James MP, chair of the all party parliamentary group and aide to Lord Green, Minister of Trade and Investment and Mark Runiewicz, CEO of Trade and Export Finance Limited (TAEFL).
This year’s International Trade Survey of UK Exporters – spearheaded by Trade & Export Finance Ltd (TAEFL), in conjunction with the Institute of Export - is underway.
The latest in a series of 16 surveys that commenced in 1996, the 2013 survey provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive insight into the performance of UK exporters, the challenges they face and the real successes achieved.
Providing critical understanding for policy-makers, analysts and practitioners, last year’s survey highlighted that that demand for UK products was fuelling export growth with over 70% of businesses boosting their export drive and posting increased turnovers across 2012.
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
