Next Steps in Exporting

About the event:

Join us for a one-hour webinar designed to help businesses take their first steps into exporting. We’ll walk through the fundamental processes involved in moving goods across borders, including:

• Exporter responsibilities
• Key export documentation
• Understanding commodity codes
• Navigating Incoterms

We’ll also explore the unique challenges of selling services internationally, including how to approach intangible products and what to consider when entering overseas markets.

Whether you're new to exporting or looking to refresh your knowledge, this session will provide a solid foundation and signpost further training opportunities through the Export Academy.

What will you learn?

This interactive session will equip you with the knowledge and confidence to explore global markets. We will also signpost you to further assistance and valuable sources of information.

Who should attend?

This event if for any business owner who is considering export as a viable distribution channel for their products and services.

Due to the nature of our funding, we particularly welcome ethnic minority-owned SMEs that are registered in London (as per your Companies House record) to this exciting event.

Speaker:

Irina Shmakova, Export Academy Adviser, MIEx

Irina has worked for a range of private and governmental organisations both in the UK and overseas. She has helped businesses of all sizes to develop sales overseas, across multiple business sectors and covering various international markets. Her areas of expertise include international market research, international communications, and cultural awareness.

Irina has lived and worked in Russia, Ghana and Nigeria and led delegations of UK businesses on market visits and trade missions organised by the Department for International Trade and Chambers of Commerce.

About us

Minority Business Matters – www.minoritybusinessmatters.com

Minority Business Matters is a business support project that helps ethnic minority businesses in London become ready to do business with leading brands and the public sector. The project is a partnership between Heart of the City and MSDUK and is funded by the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. #UKSPF