What it is

A fully funded, three-month programme for established Oxfordshire businesses with export ambition. It runs as four interactive online workshops with 1:1 sessions and accountability calls in between. Each business works on one real international opportunity, whether that’s choosing a market, picking a route in, preparing for a trade show or building overseas sales leads, and leaves each session with clear priorities to act on before the next.

It’s led by international growth specialist Norma Foster for a cohort of 12 businesses. Once you register, Enterprise Oxfordshire will arrange a short onboarding call to check fit.

The four sessions

• Tue 10 Nov — Market readiness and opportunity. A quick audit of how your business looks to international buyers today, the foundations of export readiness and some immediate quick wins.
• Wed 2 Dec — Where in the world, and why? Choosing the best market rather than the easiest one, and not spreading yourself across too many.
• Tue 12 Jan — Routes to market. The most practical way into your pilot market with the time and budget you actually have.
• Tue 2 Feb — Export sales and lead generation. Finding and approaching buyers, building relationships across cultures, managing a pipeline and marketing internationally as an SME.

Who it’s for

Oxfordshire businesses that:

• have been actively trading for at least 12 months
• plan to start exporting in the next 6 to 12 months, or already export and want to grow or enter new markets
• have a pilot project in mind to work on
• can commit to every session and the actions in between
• can name a single lead from the business to take part

If your business doesn’t meet these criteria, Enterprise Oxfordshire offers other support.

Details

Register

Starts Tuesday 10 November, online. The programme is fully funded and the last places are available now.