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There is a wide range of business support available to businesses looking to trade with China, whether your businesses is an experienced exporter looking to expand, or whether you are just starting out in the world of overseas trade.
The following is a list of the business support organisations that are available to support businesses in Nottingham to access the China markets:
East Midlands China Business Bureau
The East Midlands China Business Bureau aims to proactively develop the opportunities arising from the growth of the Chinese economy in its two priority locations in China, Sichuan Province / Chongqing Municipality and Zhejiang Province / Ningbo.
The Bureau was established to help East Midlands businesses overcome the main barriers to trading with China: business culture and language. To do this, the Bureau provides practical assistance and expert advice to East Midlands' SMEs looking to grow their business by working with China.
The Bureau provides the following specific China trade services to business in the East Midlands:
- Information and market intelligence service on the China market (link to appropriate area of emcbb site)
- Access to sector specific business opportunities in China (link to emcbb site)
- Access to specialist language providers (link to emcbb site)
The Bureau is also working proactively to establish links between the East Midlands region and China research and educational institutions.
A sector based focus has been adopted particularly in transport and environmental technologies. In addition, the sector strengths identified in the Regional Economic Strategy-A Flourishing Region shall also be promoted. These include construction, healthcare and food and drink.
To find out more, contact the East Midlands China Business Bureau on:
East Midlands-China Business Bureau
5b Charnwood Court
New Walk
Leicester
LE1 6TE
UK
Tel: 0044 116 257 5611
Fax: 0044 116 254 9338
e-mail: chinainfo@emd.org.uk
Or visit their website: www.eastmids-china.co.uk
UK Trade and Investment
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UK Trade & Investment is a Central Government agency that supports companies in the East Midlands that want to trade and invest overseas, including in China.
Through a range of services, including participation at selected trade fairs, outward missions and providing bespoke market intelligence, UKTI can help East Midlands businesses crack foreign markets and get to grips quickly with overseas regulations and business practice.
UKTI provide the following services to businesses:
- Tailored advice and support on preparing to trade from highly experienced International Trade Advisers.
- A “Passport to Export” training programme for new and inexperienced exporters.
- Information and advice on target markets
- Business opportunities - tailored leads direct to your inbox
- Market and sector research - UK Trade & Investment has extensive research contacts in every industry, in every country.
- Market entry scheme – this service helps thousands of exporters a year attend major international trade shows and take part in British Overseas trade missions
To find out more, call or write to your local International Trade Team on:
East Midlands International Trade Team
The International Trade Centre
Innovation House
Riverside Park
Raynesway
Derby
DE21 7BF
Telephone: 0845 052 4001
Fax: 01332 280 792
Email: info@uktiem.co.uk
Or visit their website: www.uktradeinvest.gov.uk
China Britain Business Council
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CBBC supports British companies to do business in China by delivering a range of practical services to British companies wishing to export goods and services to, invest in, or establish manufacturing under license arrangements with China.
CBBC is a business led partnership between government and industry with a proven track record of developing British trade in China dating back to the 1950s. CBBC is widely recognised, and delivers its services via its Head Office in London, regional offices in Glasgow, Manchester, Leeds and East of England and a network of partners throughout the UK. CBBC also has 9 offices in China established in strategic locations across the market in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Qingdao, Wuhan, Chengdu, Nanjing, Hangzhou and Shenyang.
CBBC offers the following services to UK companies, usually on a ‘pay as you go’ basis:
- Business advice and consultancy
- Management briefings
- Market research
- Online information
- Business meeting packages
- Trade missions and exhibitions
- Launch pad and hotdesking
- Setting up a representative office
- Events management
- Seminars and workshops
To find out more contact the office on:
China-Britain Business Council
(head office and registered address)
1 Warwick Row,
London
SW1E 5ER
Tel: +44 (0)20 7802 2000
Fax: +44 (0)20 7802 2029
Email: enquiries@cbbc.org
Or visit their website: www.cbbc.org