Introduction to UK Trade

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Overview

• Overview of UK Trade Investment
• Our mission and objectives
• Our customers
• Our services
• Our delivery model, regional network and priority
  sectors

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Overview of UKTI

• Lead Government organisation supporting
• companies in the UK trading internationally
• overseas enterprises seeking to locate in the UK.
  Inward investment services are delivered through
  the South West Regional Development Agency.
• Support is delivered in conjunction with a wide
  range of partners.

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Our Mission

• To build the success of South West companies
  internationally
• UKTI works with companies throughout the SW to
  deliver measurable improvement in their business
  performance and competitiveness through the
  development of international business
  opportunities

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Mission and Objectives
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Our customers

• Main focus on small to medium sized enterprises
  (SMEs) across all sectors of the economy
• Particular focus on new exporters
• Help established exporters medium and large

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Our services
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Passport to Export

• For new and inexperienced exporters, both of
  goods and services
• Objective diagnosis of readiness to export
• Tailored export plan
• Mentoring
• High quality training
• Supported market visits
• Subsidised foreign trade literature
• Market research, export sales leads
• All tailored to individual needs

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Delivery model
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Our Regional Network

• International Trade Teams operate through 6
  Business Links in the South West
• 28 sector specialists and generalist advisers
• Regional team of 8

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South West Region
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Our priority sectors in SW

• Advanced engineering, including aerospace
• ICT
• Food and drink
• Marine
• Leisure and tourism
• Emerging sectors include healthcare, creative
  industries, biotechnology and environmental.
• But support is available to any eligible business

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UK Trade Investment in theSouth West