{"id":611,"date":"2018-11-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-22T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/taxbak.co.uk\/index.php\/2018\/11\/22\/are-you-looking-for-export-opportunities\/"},"modified":"2018-11-22T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-11-22T00:00:00","slug":"are-you-looking-for-export-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/taxbak.co.uk\/index.php\/2018\/11\/22\/are-you-looking-for-export-opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"Are you looking for export opportunities?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a recent press release, the Department for International Trade promoted its enhanced Export Opportunities service for UK companies.<\/p>\n<p>In a nut-shell, this lists overseas governments and companies that are looking to buy UK goods and services.<\/p>\n<p>On the face of it, if you are looking for a source of leads for your export marketing activities, it&rsquo;s probably worth taking a look.<\/p>\n<p>Extracts from the press release and the link to find out more are copied in below:<\/p>\n<p><em>The UK is one of the first countries in the world provide this online service, following the launch of the Export Strategy and an ambitious drive to boost British exports.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Examples on the service include:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>the Government of Ghana wants UK companies to help build infrastructure and supply vehicles<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>a Dutch education body that wants to buy touch-screen computers from the UK<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>a Hong Kong distributor who wants British cheeses for hotels, airlines and supermarkets<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>a Mumbai distributor who wants British chocolate to sell through its network of suppliers across India<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>a Costa Rican distributor wants to sell Scotch Whisky across the Caribbean<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>the pan-American games organisers in Lima want to buy sports equipment from the UK<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/opportunities.export.great.gov.uk\/\"><em>Discover thousands of export opportunities online today.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>The <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/export-strategy-supporting-and-connecting-businesses-to-grow-on-the-world-stage\"><em>Export Strategy<\/em><\/a><em> sets out how the government will support businesses of all sizes to make the most of the opportunities presented by markets around the world.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>A government-led collaboration with business, developed after extensive engagement with a range of UK firms &#8211; the Strategy sets a new ambition from the government to increase exports as a proportion of UK GDP to 35%.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>It presents a streamlined and targeted offer for businesses of all sizes, set to raise productivity, boost wages and protect employment across the UK.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Research shows that companies that export have increased growth potential, are more productive and have better paid jobs.<\/em><\/p>\n<!-- -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a recent press release, the Department for International Trade promoted its enhanced Export Opportunities service for UK companies. In a nut-shell, this lists overseas governments and companies that are looking to buy UK goods and services. On the face of it, if you are looking for a source of leads for your export marketing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-611","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","blog-left-layout","blog-style-postblock","","blog-alt-odd"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/taxbak.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/611","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/taxbak.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/taxbak.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/taxbak.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=611"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/taxbak.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/611\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/taxbak.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=611"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/taxbak.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=611"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/taxbak.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=611"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}