The organisers of the International Festival of Business, which will host the International Trade Expo, aim to set up 5,000 meetings for UK businesses with potential new customers, partners and suppliers through a bespoke business brokerage service.
Companies which join the IFB Business Club, which has just been launched, will be able to access a range of facilities and services during the 50-day festival, including the brokerage service.
Members will have the unique opportunity to gain business advice via one-to-one appointments and business brokerage sessions with specialists in particular sectors and markets.
Advisors will come from a range of key bodies, including UKTI, CBI, British Chambers of Commerce, the manufacturers' organisation EEF, and the Federation of Small Businesses.
Individual brokerage sessions will cover all aspects of international trade and export, focusing on supporting SMEs in particular to expand their businesses into international markets.
The International Festival for Business is a 50-day business festival being hosted in Liverpool city region during June-July 2014. It will be an ambitious global showcase for great British industry across multiple sectors and will champion UK businesses to new markets, new products and new partners.
Comprising over 100 world-class events, the festival is a key part of the Government's ambition to promote economic growth, rebalance the economy and double UK exports by 2020.
Organisers are emphasising that companies must join the IFB Business Club to be able to gain access to the business brokerage sessions, which are designed to support the festival's drive to assist businesses extend their international reach.
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