Spotlight on international trade
With less than 4 weeks left it might be a good time to remind you to think about entering! There are 3 business awards to enter and today we're going to look at international trade.
International trade
The Queen's Award for International Trade is awarded for growth and commercial success in international trade.
How to improve your entry: International Trade
Sean took time out of the office last week to meet one of our colleagues from UKTI, John Rimmer who very kindly offered to share a little advice on completing a Queen’s Awards entry form in the International Trade category.
TestPlant's summer reception
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We have a guest blog today from Milli d'Hangest d'Yvoy from TestPlant, a 2013 Queen's Award for Enterprise winner in the International Trade category.
Scottish Secretary visits Paragon Inks
Queen’s Awards winners are a fine example of the excellence that Scotland has to offer the rest of the world.
Peak Scientific: a wee bit special
Recently the Secretary of State for Business and Skills visited Peak Scientific as part of a day visit to Glasgow.
Institute of Export gala dinner
In the final week before the Awards close, the Queen’s Awards office has been inordinately busy...
Small company - big results!
Today’s guest blog is from Rachel Carnac, co-founder of Metal Events - Winner of The Queen's Award for Enterprise - International Trade. As a micro-business it was with some trepidation that we took the decision to enter the Queen's Awards …
Pussy cat, pussy cat where have you been?
Today we have a guest blog from Tony Hunt, Chairman of The Innis & Gunn Brewing Company. Tony attended the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise reception with Peter Mielzynski, who runs the Canadian Business which sold over 40% of Innes and Gunn exports in 2012.
Perseverance pays! TestPlant
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Advice, International trade, Recipients
Today we have a guest blog from George Mackintosh (CEO, Testplant) who explains what winning has meant to him and TestPlant.
Trading on success – a judge’s view
We invited Lesley Batchelor, Director General of the Institute of Export and one of our judges to share what she looks for in a winning entry.