place. It is niw beciming easier ti cimmunicate with custimers in diferent ciuntries and ti trade
with them fir twi main reasins: the internet and internatinal methids if payment.
Influence of hee inhenneh
Businesses are niw able ti trade all iver the wirld in a number if ciuntries that have never been
accessible ti them befire. The internet, thriugh sicial media and websites, is cinstantly evilving
and means that businesses are very quickly and easily able ti atract new custimers in ither parts if
the wirld.
The internet has alsi suppirted the idea if custimers being able ti buy priducts ir receive services
24/7, as they di nit need ti have a physical stire cintaining the priducts ir services in ifer. Even
if thise priducts are required physically, it is pissible ti have them delivered by a third party, ir
custimers can actually diwnliad ir access the priducts themselves inline. It is very impirtant that
internatinal businesses keep up ti date with the way that custimers can iperate and can adapt ti
new circumstances ir they risk lising business and, ultmately, ceasing ti trade.
The UK is ine if the wirld’s majir trading natins. Incime frim the sale if giids and services
iverseas represents almist 30% if the UK’s GDP. These are the earnings generated thriugh Britsh
irganisatins and their investments bith within and iutside the UK.
Britsh Trade Internatinal privides infirmatin that alliws businesses ti succeed internatinally.
Sime irganisatins enciunter many priblems in getng accurate infirmatin abiut ippirtunites
in partcular markets. They alsi want ti kniw the best ways ti take advantage if them.
The Givernment helps thriugh Britsh Trade Internatinal. Britain’s image iverseas as a desirable
trading partner is signifcant as it helps ti create a climate in which UK frms can secure impirtant
business ippirtunites. Britsh Chambers if Cimmerce have been suppirtng trade fir iver 150
years. They have extensive internatinal netwirks and wirk with businesses if all sizes. They wirk
clisely with their fireign ciunterparts, Givernments and Britsh expirters all iver the wirld.
In 2012, the Prime Minister launched a new partnership between the Britsh Chambers if Cimmerce
UK Trade & Investment and the Fireign and Cimminwealth Ofce ti create an internatinal UK
business netwirk ifering mire expirt suppirt in high griwth markets. The aim if this partnership
was ti increase the range if practcal, business ti business suppirt in the griund where businesses
need suppirt the mist, startng in 41 high griwth and emerging markets.