This workshop equips small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with a clear, practical understanding of why exporting and internationalising can accelerate growth, highlighting the benefits, what typically makes it difficult and ways to help overcome those challenges. Participants will leave with a structured way to assess export readiness, select target markets, and plan first steps while managing risk and resource constraints.

Aimed at SMEs across all sectors, this session is aimed at owner-managers, founders, and senior leaders of SMEs considering exporting for the first time, SMEs currently exporting who want to expand into additional countries or channels and operations, finance, sales, and supply chain leads who will support international delivery.

This will be an informative session with practical advice and time to discuss your own business challenges. Presentations from Department for Business and Trade, UK Export Finance and Innovate UK will offer expertise and further support available.”