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Dear Raimonda
Welcome to January's international trade bulletin brought to you by the Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce Group, in association with UK Trade & Investment.
To help you kick start the New Year, in this month's update we proudly announce three brand new workshops; highlight the new EC Certificate of Origin regulations; and update you with the latest international trade documentation prices, as a result of the new VAT rate.
If you need to update your international marketing collateral, whether off or online, make sure you take advantage of our translating and interpreting services.
What’s more, information on forthcoming international events, market visits and workshops in 2010, along with the new guides to international trade, are also included.
Kind regards
Anne White, International Trade Team
Events
Partner ME 2010
Monday 8 February, 8.30 - 17.00
London
Call: 020 7215 8411
Online booking/ information: click here
How Licensing Intellectual Property can help your Business
Thursday 25 February, 8.45 - 16.30
Holiday Inn, Guildford
Call: 01489 661405
Online booking/ information: click here
Developing Services Overseas
Thursday 8 July, 8.30 - 15.30
Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce Group HQ, Slough
Call: 01753 870560
Online booking/ information: click here
Profile of Service
Translating & Interpreting Service
With over 100 different language combinations from Arabic to Zulu, Chamber Translations provides a quality service, discounted for Chamber members.
Translation Services
Although English is renowned as the international language of business; if you want to sell a product, a service or even just a concept to someone, you ought to be selling in their language. If you don’t, you will lose out to the first competitor with the same proposition who can speak that language.
We offer:
- High quality translations of everything from the smallest e-mail to large manuals
- Interpreting for small meetings or high-powered conferences
- Language training with sector-specific vocabulary
Interpreting Services
We can meet the needs of organisations requiring individual, reliable and accurate interpreting services. Whether you are attending a small business meeting or a large-scale conference for a global audience, our interpreting service ensures your company is able to meet the demands of international business.
For a free no-obligation quotation or for more information please call 01753 870 560 or e-mail export@thamesvalleychamber.co.uk
In Focus
Extra Support Proves a Winning Formula Down Under
A Hampshire-based entrepreneur has been named 'Official Platinum Partner' of the Australian National Breast Cancer Foundation thanks to her range of innovative sports bras and global initiative.
After teaching aerobics for 20 years, sports fanatic Lisa Moore noticed a gap in the market for a comfortable supportive sports bra that was also a pleasure to wear, and in particular one that incorporated a heart rate monitor that had precise readings and was also suitable for water based activities for triathletes.
Lisa took the leap of faith and invented three products – "The Boobytrap!" sports bra; The Cardiobra, which incorporates a heart-rate monitor within its design in a truly innovative way of which she owns the Intellectual Property across the world, and also Keep Abreast. This is the first Global Breast Cancer Awareness Sports Bra that supports charities worldwide - a unique initiative developed to raise awareness and donations for one selected Breast Cancer Charity per country. This has helped create global awareness and a unified approach to this cause, again with Intellectual Property secured internationally.
Having owned Boobytrap! for some years she developed a UK manufacturing base and high-street shop. Excellent sales, customer demand and brand interest confirmed to Lisa that her products would have a global appeal. So just a few months ago, Lisa approached UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) South East to discuss her vision to make the company an international success.
Pauline Rippon, an International Trade Adviser (ITA) with UKTI South East, worked with Boobytrap! to monitor its progress and refine its overseas strategy. Several key exhibitions were identified and via the UKTI Tradeshow Access Programme (TAP) Lisa qualified for £1,000 Solo support funding to help with exhibition costs at The Sydney 2009 World Masters Games in the Olympic Village in Australia. She also qualified for free British Airways return business-class flights to Sydney in October.
This exhibition was a huge success for Lisa. She got to meet the CEO of the Australian National Breast Cancer Foundation and the charity has now made Boobytrap! their exclusive sportswear Platinum Partners and will support development of the brand and a sportswear collection to complete the concept. The exhibition also proved fruitful in regards to the Cardiobra. Rebel Sports, who are market leaders throughout Australia and New Zealand struck a deal to stock the Cardiobra and support the Keep Abreast initiative in all 131 of its stores including Bondi!
Next year, Lisa will be hitting the ground running and is scheduled to appear on the QVC shopping channel later on this month (January) with the Cardiobra where she hopes her products will fly off the shelves, after the over-indulgence of the festive season and the New Year’s resolutions of thousands of women to keep fit and healthy!
Lisa also plans to head stateside in 2010, and is mapping out exhibitions and meetings in North America and Europe...more |
