Research suggests that the Commonwealth presents a unique opportunity to ambitious UK exporters seeking to grow their businesses internationally. Almost three quarters of respondents (72 per cent) overall feel they have more shared cultural values with the UK than with any other countries in Europe whilst 84 per cent of Indian respondents share this opinion. The research,
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FedEx SME export report reveals UK SMEs fuelling UK export growth
by Owen Gough • • 0 Comments
More than 63 per cent of British small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are exporting and making a significant contribution to rising international trade by taking advantage of declines in the value of the pound, reveals new research of exporting SMEs by FedEx Express. Exporting revenues contribute 59 per cent of these SMEs’ total revenues, a third
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Small businesses losing out on export opportunities
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The report, commissioned by World First, finds that only 5 per cent of UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have plans to investigate export opportunities in the next five years. However, by trading their goods and services internationally the typical exporting SME added over £287,000 in revenue over the last 12 months with 9 per cent of SME
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UK SMEs could be missing out on international sales
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The top five reasons given by UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as to why they are not using social media to target international sales include that the UK is the company’s biggest market, and that what works in the UK will work just as well overseas, according to a study by Barclays. No interest in exporting abroad, feeling
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More exporting companies than ever, study shows
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The UK Export Finance (UKEF) annual report and accounts show that 77 per cent of the exporters that benefited from finance and insurance from UKEF were small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and an estimated 7,000 companies in exporter supply chains also indirectly benefited. Altogether, UKEF supported more than £800 million in sales overseas through its SME-targeted trade
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