Businesses who are new to exporting may receive a request from another country to buy their products or service. This can be extremely flattering and the owner usually feels pressured and excited to enter the market without knowing if it is right for them.

Do you know what your handshake says about you? It is rare that anyone actually invests in handshake training, isn’t it so it is a good idea to get feedback on your handshake.

We’re always thrilled to receive the latest issue of The Market through the EBA HQ letterbox and the May issue is very exciting! Are you a regular reader? We would love your feedback against this blog on which features over the last months have been most helpful and inspirational to you. Please do let us know.

Gary Jennings has been appointed Export Expert for the EBA and joins a team of professional experts advising EBA delegates.

Big business maybe but the Chancellor hasn’t really done an awful lot to support start ups and owner-managed businesses. And these are the foot soldiers in the UK’s tentative economic recovery.