Students– How can we help you?

A personal message from our Director of Business, Brian Shaw.

Are you working on a project about business in the UK and how it’s changing?

Would you like us to help you?

Imagine being able to be get at the kind of information goldmine that business people take for granted.

Every year we get hundreds of enthusiastic requests from postgraduate business school students around the world asking us probing questions about businesses coming to the UK.

How we have helped you up to now

In order to find answers to your questions we call upon all the information resources we have to hand, in publications, presentations and specialist databases.

However, as a former student myself, I am aware that often you will often find yourself chasing the information you need with little time to spare in order to meet tight assignment deadlines.

Speeding up response-time

We know this as many students we speak to require a fast turnaround in response to the questions they ask of us.

In the end we decided that the fastest and easiest way to get the most detailed information possible directly to you was to take ourselves out of the loop and make the information which is available to us, available to you via our website.

A website that you can fine-tune to suit your needs

This website is designed to help you access the information you need. It’s designed in such a way as to allow you to self-service your information requirements even when they are highly specialised.

The site works in such a way as to allow you to progressively refine and fine-tune the information you receive from us.

Are you looking for sector-focused information?

If so there’s plenty here for you to explore.

You can read sector overviews and if you’re looking for detail you can drill down to find it.

There are reports, presentations, primers, links to useful sites and much more.

Do you need to keep-up-to-date with the latest trends?

Visit the OurWorld section of the website which is designed to help you keep your finger on the pulse.

OurWorld has a dedicated team of writers working with our grass-roots business network.

We’ll be bringing you the breaking developments across a range of sectors.

There will also be real-life insights into the challenges and opportunities for anyone starting up, developing or growing a business in the UK or planning to reach out into Europe the US and beyond.

Plus best-of-the-web roundups.

And views, news and features about what’s happening on the ground in the UK that’s relevant to foreign businesses looking to invest in the UK.

Are you looking for information about the UK business environment?

If so there’s a wealth of information, facts and figures here for you.

You’ll find top-level overviews, reports, primers, useful facts and figures on everything from R&D tax credits, regulatory environment to ‘soft issues’ such as language and UK business culture.

Want to make this website work harder for you?

If you don’t want to search every part of the site to find the information that’s relevant to you, then head for the ‘My UK’ page where you can:

Answer some simple questions about what you’re looking for and have the website respond directly to your needs.

Customise the news and activate alerts so that you can have news, reports and features about issues that are of interest to you mailed directly to your personal email account as and when they happen.

We hope that you find our improved website of value to you and wish you all the best with your studies in the future.

Yours,

Brian Shaw, Managing Director, Business Group

UK Trade & Investment