The International Trade Centre (ITC) for Liverpool City Region provides
a one-stop-shop service for international business support on Merseyside with a team of International Trade executives, many of whom are overseas market specialists. Advisors from the Euro Info Centre North West will also be here all day to help yo to find your perfect business partner in Europe.

We invite you to take half an hour out of your schedule to reserve 1-2-1
slots with one or more International Trade executives.

During the day, pre-booked clinic sessions will be available for:

• Markets: Ireland, Spain, China, South Africa, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Australia, UAE
• Export Documentation
• UK Trade & Investment (UK Government international trade services)
• SME grants for International Trade
• Euro Info Centre North West
• You can also book a more general discussion with an adviser to establish what your business will need to do in order to begin exporting.

Learn about our services including: subsidised consultancy, export
documentation, market research, international business training and
Continuous Professional Development, overseas Trade Missions,
inward mission programmes and international seminar and event
programmes.

The event will take place in Liverpool Chamber’s Council Chamber
No.1 Old Hall Street
Liverpool
L3 9HG

The cost is £30 +VAT (= £35.25), but eligible Merseyside SMEs may apply
to attend for FREE . Details and eligibility criteria are available on
request. Please give us a call on 0151 227 1234 or complete the International Trade Clinic Faxback Booking Form [PDF].

It’s probably going to be a rainy lunchtime today, so instead of traipsing around the shops like a damp dog, stay in and play the simultaneously relaxing and challenging game that is Samorost.

You need to move your mouse around the page to find things to click on, then do them in the right order to help the little character save his threatened space-rock home. If you get really stuck, you can always use Google to find some tips. They’re out there somewhere…

As an extra bonus, here’s a strangely appropriate cheezburger.

This week’s article from Chamber HR looks at illegal working:

No one knows the true depth of the problem but undoubtedly there are tens of thousands of illegal workers within the three nations that comprise Great Britain.

Thousands avoiding, and being aided in their avoidance by unscrupulous employers and others within, creating a massive black hole in the aim to create a level employment field with full employment and health and safety protection.
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