
This, it believes, will show the UK is “serious about turning its export performance around in a meaningful way”, and will bring together businesses large and small.
Using evidence of policies employed by countries including the US, Singapore, Sweden and Germany (amongst others) the industry body sees a “one stop shop” of joined-up government support and advice for exporters as the best option. It will take the form of a website and help potential exporters deal with the problem of identifying the “right opportunities”.- Creating two new export finance products to plug the gap in trade finance for small and MSB exporters
- Protecting the “sharp end” of business support overseas – provided by British embassies and the Foreign & Commonwealth Office – focusing savings instead on streamlining support in Whitehall
- More innovative collaboration between UKTI and businesses to improve the commercial awareness of UKTI staff, and foster knowledge sharing between them
- Working towards the government’s 2020 export target starts now
- UK businesses blame lack of finance for export delays
- The key fundamentals to address for any business considering exporting
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