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Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie of York launch GREAT Britain MINI Tour
HRH Princess Beatrice of York and HRH Princess Eugenie of York arrived in Berlin on 17 January to launch the GREAT Britain MINI Tour. Throughout 2013, the British Embassy in Berlin will send a GREAT Britain MINI on a trip to all corners of Germany to highlight why the UK is a world-class destination for trade, investment, tourism and education. The Princesses will begin the tour by setting off in the GREAT Britain MINI from Berlin’s iconic Brandenburg Gate.
Opportunity Korea - 4 - 8 February 2013
As the 12th largest economy worldwide and the fourth largest in Asia, South Korea is a dynamic and vibrant place to do business. And its 50 million strong domestic population is wealthy, savvy and out to buy the best. With the introduction of the EU-South Korea Free Trade Agreement and a passion for UK goods, the country ranks among the most fertile overseas markets for British companies of all sizes, with numerous and varied opportunities for export.
In seeking to raise greater awareness about the market, UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) are running a week-long Opportunity Korea programme of events held in locations across the UK. These are all completely free of charge.
TOUBA presents HK GREAT Creativity Week Event at Timothy Oulton
Fode Sylla of TOUBA London hosted a showcase of exciting British design talent at the Timothy Oulton flagship store in Hong Kong, part of the GREAT Week of Creativity celebrating the very best of British craft, design, fashion and luxury.
Caroline Wilson, British Consul General, GREAT Week of Creativity
Caroline Wilson, British Consul General, makes opening remarks at the launch of the GREAT Week of Creativity in Hong Kong, celebrating British craft,design, fashion and luxury.
More information about this event at www.ukti.gov.uk/creativityweek.
The Launch of the GREAT Week of Creativity in Hong Kong
From left to right : Guy Salter, Deputy Chairman, Walpole; Caroline Wilson, British Consul General; Lord Jonathan Marland, British Business Ambassador; Anya Hindmarch, Designer; and Sir John Sorrell, Chairman, London Design Festival, launch the GREAT Week of Creativity (Nov 5th – 11th) to celebrate the best of British craft, design, fashion and luxury
More information about this event at www.ukti.gov.uk/creativityweek.
UK Trade & Investment is inviting small and medium size enterprises to take part in Export Week from 12 November until 16 November. Over one hundred events will be organised across the UK.
We will have experts from 70 markets providing bespoke advice and speakers from your region who will be talking about new real life experiences of doing business overseas.
For more information please visit - http://www.exportweek.ukti.gov.uk/full/
Investing in the UK: Yammer
Yammer, Inc. is an US enterprise social network service that was launched in 2008. It opened its first international office outside of San Francisco in the UK in 2011 with a move to Tech City in London where it opened its first European Headquarters. Having started in the UK with 3 people, the company has aggressively expanded now employing over 80 employees. In this video, George Ell, General Manager EMEA, Yammer, talks about the key considerations for Yammer when it decided to move to Europe, the benefits of being in the UK and the support they received from UKTI and partners to help them set-up their business here.
For more information about setting up your business in the UK please visit - http://www.ukti.gov.uk/invest.html
Visit the Yammer website for more information about the company - http://www.yammer.com
Highlights from the Creative Reception held at the Royal Academy of Arts where leadings figures from across the UK’s creative industries came together to celebrate UK creativity and talk about why the UK is a great hub of creativity in film, fashion, music, television, design and architecture. The reception formed part of the wider Global Business Summits which included days focusing on the UK’s Creative Content and Creative Services Industries.
Content creativity and technology creativity are coming together - as in the Olympic Opening Ceremony.. It’s a period of amazing innovation
Addressed the Brazil Business Day at Lancaster House - we are intensifying relations with Brazil ahead of Rio Olympics #OlympicDiplomacy
Did you know UK technology is in orbit around Saturn, Mars, Venus and the moon? UK Advanced Engineering infographic.
1 website, 7 warehouses, shipping to 170 countries.
ASOS is taking UK fashion to the world - CEO Nick Roberston tells us how it’s done.
McLaren F1 car in the Entrance Hall at Lancaster House, plus model with Lewis Hamilton’s actual helmet.
As one Twitter commentator noted, the British Business Embassy makes a pretty posh pitstop.
