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lasgow Chamber’s second trade visit to New York took place at the beginning of March. Building on the connections established during the inaugural visit
to Manhattan Chamber in November 2016, the visit offered the opportunity for participating companies to boost their international trade connections in one of the most exciting cities on the planet. Combining bespoke business matching with high profile networking events, the visit was a huge success – despite the challenges of the ‘Beast from the East’ following the delegation across the Atlantic! Richard Muir, Deputy Chief Executive, who led the delegation said: “We had a great mission to our partners at the Manhattan Chamber who, despite a major snow storm, organised a strong set of meetings and events for our visiting companies including the opportunity to meet with the Depute Mayor of Manhattan. We also engaged with some of our President’s Club members who are based in the Big Apple. The visit provided some excellent new contacts that could help our businesses to use the city as a platform to ultimately realise their international trade aspirations across the US.” AutoRek is a leading data management
provider to the UK financial services industry and Managing Director Gordon McHarg made the trip to Manhattan with his colleague Jack Niven. Commenting on the visit, Gordon said: “Our financial control and regulatory reporting software is deployed by a number of global organisations although it is used primarily to service their UK operations. Our growth strategy for 2020 includes the development of international business with very ambitious objectives. The United States is our first and likely to be our most important target market. The Make it in Manhattan visit was an excellent opportunity and experience, allowing us to build contacts and meet with a number of local businesses. Developing business in a new market is a big step for AutoRek and the
support provided by Glasgow and Manhattan Chambers has significantly helped improve our understanding of the market and some of the challenges we will face going forward.”
Local Export Partnership Five pilot Local Export Partnerships (LEPs) have been launched by the Scottish Government and Scottish Chambers of Commerce to increase the number of firms exporting their products and services. The aim of the LEPs is to offer support and expertise to companies, particularly SMEs, with little or no previous exporting experience to help them enter international markets. The Glasgow and Lanarkshire Local Export Partnership has been formalised and includes Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, Lanarkshire Chamber of Commerce, Scottish Development International, Glasgow City Council, Business Gateway Glasgow, North and South Lanarkshire Councils and Lanarkshire Enterprise Services. An extensive range of events, training and support from all our partners will ensure that your business is inspired, informed and ready to take those first steps to trading internationally.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION on international trade opportunities, please contact Elaine Rodger, International Trade Development Manager, on 0141 204 8332 or email
elaine.rodger@
glasgowchamberofcommerce.com
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