UKTI Corporate Presentation

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• Ian Manzie International Trade Adviser
• ianmanzie_at_ukti.gsi.gov.uk
• 44 (0) 77 0225 2880
• www.ukti.gov.uk www.opentoexport.com
• Social media
• linkedin.com/ukti
• twitter.com/ukti
• youtube.com/uktiweb
• flickr.com/ukti
• blog.ukti.gov.uk

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Exporting with UKTI

• Our Mission
• Our Global Presence
• Why Export?
• The London International Trade Team
• Our Services
• High Value Opportunities
• UK Export Finance
• Any questions?

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Our Mission

• Support UK companies to grow their business
  through international trade
• Connect UK business to the worlds top commercial
  opportunities
• Attract high quality inward investment to the UK
• Establish whole-of-government relationships with
  major wealth creators to increase exports and
  investment

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Our Global Presence

• UKTI teams identify business opportunities
  around the world. They support businesses
  throughout the UK
• UKTI has more than 1,200 staff in over 100
  overseas markets and around 400 people across UK
  regions, working locally to support UK businesses
  and overseas investors
• The devolved administrations have their own
  trade teams, delivering services analogous to
  UKTIs
• Our advisers are overwhelmingly from the private
  sector, with experience in international
  trade/investment

UKTI has more than 1,200 staff in over 100
overseas markets
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Why Export?

• Academic research confirms that companies that
  export
• Achieve stronger financial performance
• Are more productive and innovative than
  non-exporters
• Are more resilient to an economic downturn
• Have a higher profile and more credibility
• Are more likely to stay in business

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The London International Trade Team

• 42 International Trade Advisers
• Private sector and market experience
• UKTI trade support services delivery for London
  region companies
• Close working partnership with UKTI DSO, UKEF,
  London Partners, London Boroughs, Chambers of
  Commerce, Banks, Professional Institutes, Trade
  Associations and Universities

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Our Services

• Tradeshow Access Programme
• Inward trade missions
• Business opportunities
• High Value Opportunities
• Aid-funded business
• Gateway to Global Growth
• Open to Export
• Venture Capital Unit

• Passport to Export
• Export Marketing Research Scheme
• Overseas Market Introduction Service
• Export Communications Review
• Events and seminars
• Outward trade missions

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UK Export Finance

• Insures UK exporters against non-payment by their
  overseas buyers
• Helps overseas buyers to purchase goods and/or
  services from UK exporters by guaranteeing bank
  loans to finance those purchases
• Shares credit risks with banks in order to assist
  exporters in the raising of tender and contract
  bonds, in accessing pre- and post-shipment
  working capital finance and in securing
  confirmations of letters of credit
• Insures UK investors in overseas markets against
  political risks.

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Any questions?