Some further thoughts on Slush 2018… First, it’s always great to see stands that make you smile or attract your attention and there were plenty in the Messekeskus Centre in Helsinki, including the Salesforce Lodge “Welcome Trailblazers” and a fun 360 imagery offering from Sanoma. There was tech representation from a wide range of countries, […]
As always, our time at Slush, the world’s largest start-up event gave us a great insight into the latest developments in the tech industry, all against a backdrop of electro music, dry ice and flashing lights! Day one for us included a great conversation between Julia Hartz CEO of Eventbrite and Harry Stebbings – known […]
At the end of last month there was a really interesting Guardian article by Helen Pidd about the various dockless bike-hiring schemes that have recently arrived in the UK, reviewing their different experiences and levels of success (see https://bit.ly/2OClDVg). It mentioned some market entrants: Mobike and Ofo (both from China), Donkeybike (Denmark) and Nextbike (Germany). It […]
As reported by the BBC – https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45517279 […]
Robert Armstrong, the Financial Times’ chief leader writer, recently left the UK to head back to his native US. Just before he went he wrote an entertaining, insightful article for the FT’s Weekend Life & Arts section, setting out his thoughts on how and why the vote for Brexit happened. Some elements reminded me of that diagram about […]
So, the UK papers this weekend (26 and 27 May) were all in agreement that Australian company Wesfarmers’ acquisition of Homebase has been nothing short of a disaster where not even its famous “sausage sizzle” barbecue fundraisers were enough to attract the UK shoppers and cement a successful acquisition. When your market entry is described […]
When you think of subscription boxes, it’s probably products such as food and beauty that come to mind. However, the founders of My Ballet Box, our latest client, have taken their knowledge, expertise and passion for dance to create a totally unique offering. My Ballet Box provides monthly or quarterly deliveries of expertly selected ballet […]
We thought it would be interesting to talk to Sophie Lechner of Global Commerce Education who is based in the US about challenges which are common to entering either the US or the UK and which are different. First we started with whether the huge differences in country size mean companies face different challenges. Although the […]
We advise companies from all over the world on launching into the UK and we know that many others in the market entry community are doing the same. So, to mark the start of 2018 we decided to collect these thoughts, comments and observations into a little book on how to enjoy and make the […]
By Stephen Bloch of The Innovation Warehouse. I have been thinking about market entry to the UK: how would I approach setting up a business in London if I was based in another country? At first I found the whole idea of operating in an alien environment without my regular business support network quite daunting. […]
