GOING GLOBAL


GOING GLOBAL


Eco-friendly baby brand Bambino Mio is 25th in the annual Sunday Times SME Export Track 100 league table which ranks Britain’s small and medium-sized private companies with the fastest-growing international sales. This prestigious accolade acknowledges the family


business’ continued year-on-year growth and positive international performance. Founder and managing director Guy Schanschieff


commented: “We’re absolutely delighted by this achievement. The global growth shows there is a clear trend for the reusable nappy product category.” This is the first time Bambino Mio has


featured in the Export Track 100 league table. Over the past three years, the brand has experienced significant growth in export markets around the world such as Germany, France, Italy, Australia and the United States. Schanschieff continued: “We’re not


‘THERE IS A


CLEAR TREND FOR THE


REUSABLE NAPPY PRODUCT


only exporting to other markets, we truly are an international company, with 40% of team members across the business coming from our key markets, providing the business with a breadth of market insights, language skills and culture.” Bambino Mio products are available in over 50 countries and the brand’s international expansion has


CATEGORY’


continued in recent months, launching into more markets including the


Netherlands, Belgium and Portugal, bringing Bambino Mio’s number of language specific


websites to 11. Bambino Mio’s global social media strategy has also


proven successful, with the brand’s international Instagram presence growing 263% since the end of 2018.


TRAINING GOES INTERNATIONAL


An independent training and development consultancy travelled more than 4,500 miles to deliver one of its latest courses. Northampton-based Beyond


Theory visited Ghana in June to deliver training for large paint distribution firm Coral Paints. Coral Paints initially made


contact because it was impressed with Beyond Theory’s values, ILM accreditation and Chamber membership, which it promotes on its company website. The Ghanaian firm sent nine of


their managers for training with the consultancy in London and then invited Beyond Theory director Paul Beesley and associate trainer Nick Skillett back to Ghana to lead a seminar on sales, customer care and teamwork, for 50 members of their frontline staff, sales and marketing team.


The Ghana training event Paul said: “We were invited to


Ghana to help the staff increase their understanding of their customer experience and to support a major sales and marketing campaign they were running. “Our hosts were superb and the


training was very well received – at the end of the course all the staff got to their feet and sang us a song to thank us.


“We set up our training


consultancy to help small businesses in Northamptonshire but it’s fantastic to know our reputation is growing internationally. It’s great to share our knowledge with companies abroad and to enhance our experience of working with international companies.”


Visit: www.beyondtheory.co.uk AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2019 inbusiness 17


Jo and Guy Schanschieff


The Chamber’s INTERNATIONAL TRADE TEAM will help you navigate your way through all of the regulatory procedures and documents that you’ll need for successful international trading


HAPPY NAPPIES AS FIRM MAKES LEAGUE TABLE


BCC TO HOST TRADE SUMMIT


The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) will host its next International Trade Summit in October. The event gives delegates


practical advice, invaluable resources and the contacts needed to grow their business and begin the next step of their export journey. The summit is designed to


give businesses, whatever stage of the export journey they are at, help to take their business to the next level. There will be a choice of


informative workshops, lively panel discussions, stimulating speeches from policy makers, successful exporters and household names as well as plenty of time for networking. Accredited Chambers of


Commerce, such as Northamptonshire Chamber of Commerce, will have complimentary tickets available for members who are interested in the export agenda. Members are invited to contact Northamptonshire Chamber as soon as possible to be considered for a complimentary ticket. The BCC will also have


some complimentary tickets available for exporters or businesses looking to export to attend the event. Businesses can check if they meet the criteria for the tickets by emailing c.harding@britishchambers.or g.uk The event will take place at


Hilton London Bankside on 17 October 2019.


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