Export Zone

Are you thinking about growing your business overseas?

Key Links

Key links to Language & Cultural sites and providers

Cultural Links

UK Trade & Investment

Seek information about visiting the market, doing business in the market and social customs on the territory of interest (visit country pages, look for Market Profile - Visiting and Social).

Talk to the Export Promoters and country desk staff.

http://www.uktradeinvest.gov.uk/
Foreign government sites

Seek out information about travelling to overseas markets including social customs etc.
- http://www.ita.doc.gov/ Click on ‘Trade Information Center’ followed by ‘Statistics’ and then ‘Country Info’, choose ‘Business Travel & Etiquette’ under your market of interest.
- http://www.austrade.gov.au/ Click on ‘industry and country information’ for Australian Exporters, then choose your country for information on Doing Business in that market.
Other Organisations
Business culture information on certain countries is available at

http://www.executiveplanet.com/

http://www.dialogin.com/ The cultures section includes links to Executive Planet, but also some links to country specific sites and resources. Free registration is necessary to access this site.
Bilateral Chambers of Commerce

Discuss overseas cultures with representatives at the Bilateral Chambers of Commerce; help from overseas chambers at:

http://www.worldchambers.com/
People in the know - Colleagues, suppliers, competitors etc

Local chambers with international expertise (Trade Missions)

Export Zone

Language Links

Language, Translation & Interpreting

Association of Translation Companies (to promote the use of translation companies) - http://www.atc.org.uk/

Institute of Translation & Interpreting - http://www.iti.org.uk/

International Association of Conference Interpreters - http://www.aiic.net/

Institute of Linguists - http://www.iol.org.uk/

International Association of Language Centres (learn the language where it is spoken) - http://www.ialc.org/
Practical Support
- CILT - The National Centre for Languages - http://www.cilt.org.uk/ Pocket guides for businesses can be downloaded free of charge from this site
- Regional Language Networks North East North West Yorkshire & Humberside East Midlands West Midlands London South East South West East
- Language Networks Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

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