The smart approach to exporting

Does your business export, or are you looking to make that first step and expand beyond the UK? Perhaps you have already considered international trade but thought it was best suited to larger businesses?

Exciting opportunities exist for Scottish businesses regardless of exporting experience and business size.

Smart Exporter, a new international trade skills programme offers FREE export support to up skill and improve the exporting performance of Scottish businesses and individuals.

Smart Exporter aims to:

-       Assist in the development of your international export strategy

-       Access advice from a worldwide network of export experts at events (relevant to your international market and business sector)

-       Help remove any barriers preventing your business from exporting

-       Encourage more businesses to consider exporting

-       Provide tailored support and training dependent on your international trade requirements

-       Ensure you have a strong understanding of your target market

Smart Exporter has already supported Lossie Seafoods Ltd to export. Lossie Seafoods are a niche, bespoke smoked salmon producer based in Buckie. Lossie Seafoods export 97% of their produce to 29-30 countries globally.

Charles Devin, Export Sales & Marketing Director at Lossie Seafoods “Smart Exporter has helped us with all of our paper work required for the export market. This includes certificates of origin, radiation certificates, trace metal certificates and the legislation documents for the Arab countries. They talked us through and took us through different procedures very easily and professionally saving us a lot of hassle! Smart Exporter has helped us to grow our business very much indeed! Exporting is our business.”

Support consists of specialist high quality training and workshops at no cost, market awareness events and roadshows, online learning tools, factsheets and a national helpline; all helping to address your exporting needs.

The Smart Exporter programme is created through investment by Scottish Development International (SDI), a collaboration of Scotland's Chambers of Commerce represented by Scottish Chambers International (SCI) and the European Social Fund.

Become a Smart Exporter- For further details view the Smart Exporter Information Pack on the Publications Page or Click Here

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Visit the Smart Exporter Website at www.smartexporter.co.uk