The programme will include key areas such as;
• Why Internationalise?
• Benefits and Barriers
• Developing a strategy
• Traditional and High Growth Markets
• Winning International Business
• Identification of opportunities, cost and constraints
• International Business support
• Top 10 Success Factors
Cost - The cost of this event for an individual is £250 + VAT.
Timings - The training begins at 09.30 and finishes by 16.30. Refreshments and a light lunch will be provided.
Course Leader Biography - Simon Bedford
Simon Bedford has enjoyed a successful career in export sales and marketing in the private sector. This has involved running a large export department and extensive travel overseas particularly in the Middle and Far East, Africa, and the USA.
Over 30 years he has developed new and existing business through direct sales or establishing local operations. He now works independently with private clients primarily on export development, market research, and runs his own export training courses.
Simon is on contract to UK Trade & Investment as a Regional International Trade Adviser. In this role he works with companies looking at an alternative to direct export including setting up a branch office, local distribution company licensing, Joint Venture, or wholly owned subsidiary. He specialises in advice on entering the new emerging markets, particularly India and Vietnam.
Simon is one of the key presenters on the UKTI Passport to Export course and he also runs export Masterclasses on subjects such as Managing Agents and Distributors and Managing International Risk Effectively. Simon is an Associate Lecturer in International Business and Marketing at Sheffield Hallam University.
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A one day workshop, supported by UK Trade and Investment, developed specifically for HE staff focusing on developing international CPD activity.
Course Overview
The aim of the workshop is to help university and college staff increase and develop their international CPD activity and to outline the support and services available to help research, develop and implement strategies to develop an international market for CPD.