On Friday the 15th March Tim Loughton MP joined LBP, in welcoming Lisa Maddison-Brown from UK Export Finance and Rob Lewtas from the Department of Business and Trade (DBT), at LBP's free UK Export Breakfast.

LBP are very grateful to Phil Kennedy from Eschmann Technologies Ltd for hosting the breakfast on the second floor of Eschmann House, in their currently available 4,747sqft office suite (with great facilities). 

Businesses were treated to Iagos Cafe's hot bacon baps whilst they mingled first thing.

Tim made the introductions, followed by Lisa who explained the wealth of grants, support and expertise which UK Export Finance are happy to provide, to help businesses take their first steps into exporting, or to expand their current export operations. 

To view Lisa's presentation please click here 

Rob then gave a great account of the positives and pitfalls of a range of exports markets, what to consider and how to effectively reach your target market.

Businesses soaked up Rob's experiences, raising several questions including a very concerning issued currently being faced with the US market. Rob kindly agreed to connect the business with an expert in this field to investigate the issue and provide support to identify an effective solution.

To view Rob's presentation please click here

After the session, LBP encouraged businesses to stay and make the most of the networking opportunities.

     

LBP would like to thank Tim for arranging the UK Export Finance and DBT visit, along with Lisa and Rob for providing very useful information and their ongoing offer of support.

Businesses asked if LBP could provide an update export session once some of the questions raised have been answered, so please keep your eyes posted for news later in the year.