20th September 2017— 7.30am to 10.15am

Tithe Barn, Great Fosters, Stroude Road,

Egham, Surrey, TW20 9UR

Open or expand your market overseas….

The Department for International Trade (DIT) South East and the South East International Business Growth (SEIBG) European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) programme invite you to a North Surrey Exporting Summit aimed at helping your business to grow internationally.

This FREE event is designed for SME’s who are not currently trading internationally or who wish to expand their international sales.

The summit will:

Inform you about the significant level of support available from the DIT and SEIBG programme to assist your business to grow international sales, including the possibility to receive bespoke advice and support from an International Trade Advisor and access subsidized trade events.

Raise awareness of the expert advice and resource networking available to small businesses from the Enterprise M3 Growth Hub and other local business organisations.

The format will include:

07.30 – Registration and breakfast served

08.00 – Introduction to SEIBG ERDF programme. Speaker – Robert Lewtas from DIT.

08.30 – Local case study of export success

08:45 – Contingency planning for Brexit. Speaker – Robert Lewtas from DIT.

09.15 – Introduction to the Enterprise M3 Growth Hub.

09.30 – Panel discussion session with Q & A

10.15 – Close and networking

There will also be a ‘Partner Village’ area with invited relevant public and private sector partners and stakeholders accessible to discuss the support and services they can provide and answer your questions.

To book your FREE place go to: https://northsurreyexportsummit.eventbrite.co.uk

For further information contact: Rachel Raynaud, Rachel.raynaud@runnymede.gov.uk Doug Perkins, dperkins@elmbridge.gov.uk

Tracey Carter, e.development@spelthorne.gov.uk