Glasgow Chamber of Commerce and the British Chamber of Commerce for Italy is continuing its outward trade mission for Scottish companies in Milan from Tuesday 7 – Thursday 9 November 2017.
The visit will comprise of a day of business to business meetings in Milan, as well as networking opportunities for companies interested in exporting in the Italian market.
Glasgow Chamber of Commerce will be working with its Italian counterpart and other specialist organisations, which have been invited to collaborate in the project, ensuring that all business meetings are relevant and specific to the companies’ exporting aspirations. The meetings will align the priority prospects for businesses from both sides with the aim of finding common ground to identify opportunities for mutual commercial development.
The British Chamber of Commerce for Italy is especially keen to work with Scottish companies in fashion, luxury brands, food and drink, defence, engineering and life science sectors but the mission is open to applications from companies from all sectors across Scotland.
Glasgow Chamber are also organising more international trade trips. The Chamber has also visited Nuremberg (19th, 20th October), working with a Scottish partner on the ground in Bavaria who has put together a programme for a handful of Scottish businesses to meet with a combination of influential business and civic leaders, as well as sector specific meetings. Scotland and Bavaria already have a Memorandum of Understanding in place and Glasgow Chamber of Commerce is keen to build on this relationship and organise a full blown trade mission with a series of business to business meetings in the city in 2018.
International trips to Manhattan (6th-9th March 2018), for business to business meetings relevant to each of the companies on the trip and UAE (Spring 2018), with bespoke meetings depending on the businesses attending are also planned.
