INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL TRADE

Introduction to International Trade

Venue: The Lincolnshire Chamber of Commerce
Member price £200+ VAT
Non Member prove £270 + VAT
26TH March 2015
Lunch Included

An Overview

This one day seminar looks at the whole export function. It provides a perfect introduction for new staff, is ideal as a revision exercise for staff who may be a little "rusty" and need to get up to date, and as an overview for supervisors and management who need to have to understand what their staff are doing.

Contents Include:
Why Export?
The Export Office - Organisation and roles
Planning to Export - Strategic decisions
Export Enquiries - Understanding, responding, and converting to business
Incoterms 2010 - A review of the main ones
How to calculate an export price - and make a profit!
The Contract, Internal Order Processing and Despatch Preparation - Keeping it simple and under control
Getting paid - Different methods examined
Shipping methods - Ramifications of different methods - costs, time scales etc
Insurance - Marine and Credit
Export Documents - Internal, External, and Official. An overview of the main ones
VAT and Customs

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

All staff who are either directly involved in Export or who have a supervisory role. An ideal starter and refresher course.

If you would any further information or would like to book a place please contact Helen on helen.tomkinson@lincs-chamber.co.uk or call Helen on 01522 846929

VIDEO MARKETING STRATEGIES FOR BUSINESS

Select Lincolnshire for Food Members in Lincoln, Boston and East Lindsey, are invited to attend a free Video Marketing Strategies for Business on Tuesday 20 January. 

With the continued growth of Social Media for businesses, Video has become a vital medium that allows the consumer to fulfil their need for information quickly. According to Cisco, by 2017 video will account for 69% of consumer internet traffic. 1 in 3 people in the UK watch at least one online video per week, meaning an audience of 20 million people are searching and watching online videos.

Workshop programme in detail:

• Using Video For Business
• Facts & Figures about online video
• A look at the different video platforms available including case studies of successful business use
• A walk through of each platform and how they differ from each other
• Setting up a business account on different video platforms including YouTube
• Best practices to help to get your videos found on YouTube and other platforms
• Look at the analytics available to measure the success of your videos including YouTube analytics
• Tools to help with the creation of your video

Workshop outcome:

By the end of the workshop delegates will have gained the knowledge and skills required to plan, implement and manage different video platforms for use in their business

Book here

FREE E-BUSINESS TRAINING – BOOK YOUR PLACE NOW

onlincolnshire’s e-business training courses for 2015 have just been released – and to help you see what’s coming up, we have posted a ‘quick-view’ list in the table below.

All bookings need to be made via the onlincolnshire website, via the event calendar. And each session has limited places, so don’t delay if you want to book on. When they are gone, they are gone! 

*Please note that this table below is not an indication that places are still available on the course listed, to check availability you need to look at the event listing on the onlicnolnshire diary, and ring the free phone number to reserve your place. To be eligible, you have to be a SME based in Lincolnshire or Rutland.

27/01/2015	Part 1 Internet Marketing	Louth
30/01/2015	Selling on the Internet	Louth
03/02/2015	Part 2 Internet Marketing	Louth
05/02/2015	Social Media - Set-up & Go	Gainsborough
10/02/2015	Google+ & YouTube	Gainsborough
26/02/2015	Part 1 Internet Marketing	Gainsborough
03/03/2015	Social Media - Set-up & Go	Spalding
05/03/2015	Part 2 Internet Marketing	Gainsborough
17/03/2015	Twitter & Linkedin	Spalding
19/03/2015	Part 1 Internet Marketing	Spalding
24/03/2015	Email Management & Instagram/Pinterest	Sleaford
26/03/2015	Part 2 Internet Marketing	Spalding
14/04/2015	Cloud & Instagram/Pinterest	Louth
16/04/2015	Google+ & YouTube	Lincoln
21/04/2015	Twitter & Linkedin	Sleaford
28/04/2015	Selling on the Internet	Sleaford
30/04/2015	Social Media - Set-up & Go	Oakham
05/05/2015	Web & Data Security	Oakham
07/05/2015	Social Media - Set-up & Go	Lincoln
12/05/2015	Twitter & Linkedin	Oakham

 
 

FOOD SAFETY IN MANUFACTURING LEVEL 2 AWARD (CIEH)

Select Lincolnshire for Food members are invited to attend a Food Safety in Manufacturing Level 2 Award (CIEH) course with the University of Lincoln. 

The aim of this course is to enforce the food hygiene legislation and give first tier workers an appreciation of the fundamentals of good food hygiene practice. People who work in the food industry have a special responsibility for safeguarding the health of their customers.

Cost: £90 per employee
Dates: One day course on 9 February 2015 & 15 April 2015.

Training can be arranged on site or at National Centre for Food Manufacturing, Holbeach
          
For more information and enquiries: 

ncfm@lincoln.ac.uk

+44 (0)1406 493000

WHAT BUSINESS TRAINING IS AVAILABLE?

Working with the Lincolnshire Chamber of Commerce, Select Lincolnshire for Food members can take advantage and attend all the training listed on the Chamber’s website. 

Businesses are at the heart of the Lincolnshire economy. As the needs of employers change, so does the delivery of training and skills packages. We work shoulder-to-shoulder with training provider across the county in a range of different sectors and industries. This allows us to deliver up to date and relevant skills workshops- not only for our members, but the whole Lincolnshire business community.

Improving the skills of individuals, whole teams and companies is crucial to securing a stronger economy for Lincolnshire and its residents.

What training is available?
Have a look at the training section on www.lincs-chamber.co.uk for new training events and workshops.

FREE INTERNET TRAINING EVENTS AVAILABLE

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Developing a Local Online Marketing Strategy

Friday 4th July, 9.00am-4.30pm

Businesses with a local customer base have a wide range of online marketing options available to them. These include local search engine optimisation (such as Google+ Local), location-targeted pay per click advertising, social media marketing and email marketing.

The right choices of what to use are very much dependent on the type of business you have, so this event will help you understand the mechanics and potential costs of each marketing channel you might want to use, from coupon-style offer websites to advertising on Facebook or Google.

• The importance of mobile – mobile-friendly websites and location-based online services
• Local search – optimising for Google+ Local (Places/Maps) and Bing Local
• Location-based pay per click advertising, including remarketing.Social media marketing for small local businesses (Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pinterest) – how to get people talking and engage with them
• Using coupon sites to promote offers
• Building an email list and utilising it effectively

To attend these sessions, you must have less than 250 employee's and be a part of one of these Local Authorities:

Boston Borough, East Lindsey and Lincoln City

To book on, please follow this link and sign up online.

NEED TO IMPROVE BUSINESS PERFORMANCE?

*FREE training available now

Need to improve business performance?

This course will focus on:

• CIEH Health & Safety in the Workplace
• Marketing for Managers
• Understanding Costs & Budgets

Dates
Three Days, from 9.00am – 4.00pm

Mon 17th March, Mon 24th March & Mon 31st March ‘14  or Wed 23rd April, Wed 30th April & Wed 7th May ‘14.

Funded training also available in:

• First Aid
• Health & Safety 
• Leadership and Management

*Who is eligible?

• SMEs with less than 250 employees
• Candidates must be aged 19 or over with a contract of employment
• Candidates must be a resident in the UK for 3 years or more

Book Now
To find out more, please contact Sarah Franklin on 01724 294040 or email kcinfo@northlindsey.ac.uk