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Business opportunities

It is important that you are aware of the very latest international business opportunities available to your company. We can help you discover new business opportunities overseas, and we encourage Scottish companies to make the most of this service.

The TOP Tender Service

Find out about latest tender notices before your competitors. The TOP Tender Service supplies 600 full tender details on contracts for all business sectors in the UK and abroad each day.

Find out more about the TOP Tender Service

International network of opportunities

Sales leads are the lifeblood of any business and you can receive an email containing a list of international business opportunities courtesy of UK Trade and Investment (UKTI). Delivered to your inbox free of charge, this service covers international business opportunities in your chosen markets.

A global team of advisers help to deliver over 600 free business opportunities, across all sectors and in over 100 markets each month. There are five types of opportunity:

  • Specific private sector.
  • Joint venture, investment, co-operative partnering.
  • Tenders/public sector.
  • Multilateral aid.
  • Market pointers.

Visit the UKTI website for more information on international business opportunities

International aid-funded business opportunities

Aid-funded business can be used as a springboard into a new market or region. Other benefits include:

  • Protection from payment problems in difficult markets.
  • Opportunities in a range of markets including consultancy, supplies of goods and services, and contracting.

Aid-funded business is about win-win. British companies win the business, the aid agency funds a sound project and the developing country gains a sustainable asset. Key development agencies spend around $60billion every year on development, representing substantial business opportunities for companies. An understanding of how the agencies work, a list of key contacts and knowledge of how to get on the right databases are all prerequisites for making the most of these opportunities.

Find further information on aid-funded business and opportunities from all the major aid organisations on the UKTI website

Contact us to find out more about the international business opportunities available to your company