A new study suggests that medium-sized businesses operating within the UK have managed to boost their overseas turnover by more than half in the last five years. According to reports, mid-sized enterprises have managed to grow their international turnover from £84bn to £127bn since 2012. Last year alone, such businesses […]
Monthly Archives: March 2017
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New figures suggest that Britain’s businesses are exporting at the highest level in more than three years. The research, published by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), indicates that the fall in Sterling has spurred international importers to buy from the UK. The survey of 423 firms found that export […]
British firms have benefited from a surge in international sales over the past nine months, new research has shown. Online payment company PayPal has revealed that the UK’s small and medium-sized businesses have seen sales increase by a third following a fall in the value of Sterling. The currency fluctuations, […]
New research has found that 37 per cent of the UK’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) now have an appetite to explore trading in non-EU markets, up from just 34 per cent last year. According to a new study, 21 per cent of SMEs have ambitions to begin trading with […]
According to several pieces of research, an increasing number of UK-based businesses that export products and services overseas are failing to embrace or learn foreign languages. A report in City AM suggests that more than 70 per cent of UK exporters have no foreign language ability in the countries in […]
NO TRADE DEAL COULD MEAN £6 BILLION IN EXTRA EXPORTING COSTS Leaving the EU without a trade deal in place could leave exporters with £6 billion a year of extra costs, according to analysis by the Guardian. The analysis is based on a scenario where the UK leaves the EU […]