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INTERNATIONAL TRADE
Building on business connections in Germany
The Scottish delegation at a networking event in Berlin with the First Minister, The Right Honourable Nicola Sturgeon MSP
we are also celebrating the success of our involvement in a multi-sector market visit to Germany. Glasgow-based LINIAN Supply Co, Wind Farm Analytics, Gold Hart and Freedom Scripted Entertainment were among the 12 Scottish companies that took part in the visit at the end of June. Working in partnership with Scottish
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Development International (SDI) and Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce, we offered interested businesses a market awareness session on doing business in Germany, training on exporting as well as research and advice prior to the visit. All partners brought their connections
Local Export Partnership We are continuing to work with our partners to progress the Local Export Partnership (LEP) which offers support and inspiration to companies with little or no previous exporting experience to help them explore international markets. We have been working to
complete the Export Hub App, which will keep you up to date with all the support, advice, networking and training opportunities that are available through our partners and
s Glasgow and Berlin celebrate the successful co-hosting of the recent European Championships
in Germany to the table and the businesses who participated had the support of the Chambers of Commerce in Berlin, Nuremberg and Munich in addition to the newly created SDI hub in Berlin. During the visit the delegates participated in marketing briefings in each city, one-to-one business meetings and a range of networking events. Our Deputy Chief Executive, Richard Muir, said: “We have been growing ties with various German organisations for several years, and our signing of the MOU with Berlin Chamber in April of this year has strengthened that relationship. The visit gave each of the participating businesses the opportunity to map out areas of growth within the German market and explore how they might achieve this.”
members on everything relating to international trade. You can upload comments, suggestions, videos relating to your own experiences, challenges and successes. We have also been developing our Passport to Export – a series of short, sharp, interactive workshops that will give you all the information you need to start trading internationally. Look out for further news about the Export Hub App and the Passport to Export on our website and in our regular mailings.
Two of our members gave us very
positive feedback. Lorraine McKenna, Founder of Gold Hart Candles, said: “A big thank you to Glasgow Chamber of Commerce for including us in what was an important trade mission. It has been a huge success as I now have a luxury retail door in the city of Berlin and following meetings with a large retail department store and e-commerce company, I am awaiting confirmation of a Munich stockist.” Lynne Jhangeer, Sales and Export
Director at LINIAN Supply Co, said: “It was an absolute pleasure to be supported by both the Glasgow and Edinburgh Chambers of Commerce along with SDI. As a business we had carried out a lot of research and networking beforehand so it was great to take advantage of the amazing network that the organisations were able to provide and that we were able to tap into.”
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON ALL INTERNATIONAL TRADE OPPORTUNITIES, PLEASE CONTACT ELAINE RODGER, INTERNATIONAL TRADE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER,ON 0141 204 8332
ORELAINE.RODGER@
GLASGOWCHAMBEROFCOMMERCE.COM
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