International Trade Club

Event Date: 23 September 2010

East Lancashire Chamber of Commerce is very actively engaged in setting up a major UK-Canada Transatlantic Trade Alliance to provide access to major trading opportunities for companies in both the UK and Canada and international trade support too.

These are major trading opportunities for exporters to export goods and  services to Canada, set up agents, appointdistributors, manufacture under licence, or set up joint venture activities in a great export market that has long and favourable historical ties with the UK but shares a border with the USA.

For importers, UK agents and distributors, companies looking for make under licence agreements this is also a great opportunity. The UK is favourably looked upon as a preferred route for sending exports into Europe.

Many of the business customs, language and normalities are very similar. This is a growing country, rich in natural resources, has major potential to do business with, and is a great country to visit.  

Agenda
1100       Canada as a main export and import market   for E Lancs companies   
               Ed Murphy, Int. Trade and Training Director E Lancs Chamber of Commerce
 
1130       Presentation on the Okanagan Valley, Kelowna, and the great international
              trade opportunities between our two areas  -  Robert Fine, Director Economic
              Development Central Okanagan Economic  Development Commission 
1200       Life as a Brit in N America -  Ian Wilks - Consultant  having previously emigrated with
              his family from the UK  and  now working for Central Okanagan Economic Development
              Commission 
 
1215       Questions 

1230       Lunch and networking 

1300       One to one E Lancs Company discussions with the visiting delegation

This was an invitation for your company to attend a very important East Lancs Chamber of Commerce Canada Event.  Giving delegates opportunity to request one of only three or four, one to one meetings with the Canadian visitors that was available after the event.