UK Trade & Investment
UK Trade & Investment is the Government organisation that helps UK based companies succeed in an increasingly global economy. Our range of expert services are tailored to the needs of individual businesses to maximise their international success. We provide companies with knowledge, advice and practical support.
UK Trade & Investment also helps overseas companies bring high quality investment to the UK’s vibrant economy – acknowledged as Europe’s best place from which to succeed in global business. We provide support and advice to investors at all stages of their business decision-making.
UK Trade & Investment offers expertise and contacts through a network of international specialists throughout the UK, and in British Embassies and other diplomatic posts around the world.
We can assist at all stages of the business planning cycle, from inception to completion. Here’s an overview of what UK Trade & Investment does to foster companies’ growth:
In The Export Market
- Support to build export capability.
- A range of services to assist in exporting for the first time.
- Advice and support including the highly regarded Passport to Export programme that puts together in one simple, responsive process all the tools that exporting companies need to grow their business. The package includes advice from an international trade adviser to help develop an export strategy, identify gaps in international trade skills and then provide assistance with training, help before a visit to an overseas market and post-visit evaluation.
- Information and opportunities including sales lead and bespoke research carried out by overseas teams that can be accessed via the web. Programmes of face-to-face meetings can also be arranged in-market and with key decision makers brought to the UK.
- Making it happen by arranging meetings with key business contacts, and financially supporting eligible companies to travel in groups, or at times alone to tradeshows through our Tradeshow Access Programme (TAP), or on overseas missions. UK Trade & Investment puts companies in touch with carefully selected potential buyers in their sector who are regularly brought in groups to the UK to see the best we have to offer.
For further information please visit us at www.uktradeinvest.gov.uk
East Midlands Development Agency
Our key role is to be the strategic driver of sustainable economic development. We work in partnership with public, private and voluntary organisations to deliver the goals of the Regional Economic Strategy, which we produce on behalf of the region — which is why we are the catalyst for change in the East Midlands.
Our shared vision is that by 2020 the East Midlands will be a flourishing region. A region made up of growing and innovative businesses. A region where skilled people are employed in good quality jobs. A region where we all feel part of healthy, inclusive communities and live in thriving, attractive places.
What we can do for you
You could be living in the East Midlands and looking for a better job, better qualifications or training. You might be considering starting a business or already running one. Or perhaps you're thinking of investing or have an idea to improve the community you're living in. We could help you succeed.
Our website offers a wealth of information on what we do:
- Business support and investment – we'll help you start a business, or help your business get more competitive
- Innovation – we can help you turn good ideas into great earners
- Employment, learning and skills – we´re developing a dynamic, flexible and skilled workforce to help businesses to thrive
- Funding – our range of investment and funding programmes offer businesses large and small opportunities to start, grow and innovate
- Sustainable development – we have cohesive transport, environmental and regeneration strategies to strengthen the economy and revitalise communities across the region
- International trade and inward investment – we'll equip your business to go global and we'll encourage international business to come and invest here
- Tourism and culture – we're promoting our region, attracting more visitors and increasing income from tourism, while playing an active part in ensuring the region benefits from the London 2012 Games
If you want to know any more about anything we do, simply email or call us on 0115 988 8300 or visit www.emda.org.uk
Advantage West Midlands
Our role is to lead the economic development of the West Midlands, working alongside a wide range of public, private and voluntary sectors partners to help our region to prosper - building upon our many strengths and addressing our unique challenges.
Advantage West Midlands has an annual budget of more than £300 million to invest in the economic development of the West Midlands and, at any one time, is managing around 2,500 projects which are changing the lives of people right across our region.
We drive economic development by identifying where the greatest impact can be made either by targeting need or investing in success.
Our key task is to provide leadership for the development and delivery of the West Midlands Economic Strategy – the framework for our region’s growth. This enables us to leverage and maximise investment into our region and thereby create a far greater impact than we could do by acting in isolation.
If you want to know any more about anything we do, simply email or call us on 0121 380 3500 or visit www.advantagewm.co.uk
