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Monthly Archives: August 2010
Three idiots, two countries, one partnership
Recently I watched the 2009 Bollywood film, Three Idiots, with my family. We greatly enjoyed it (even my son, who normally considers a film to be lacking something if less than half the cast haven’t been spectacularly blown up, declared … Continue reading
Coffee business
Sun. Sand. Summer. Holidays. I am not sure if it works for everyone but it certainly equips me with energy for autumn and a long winter. In addition to this there is also one secret agent that gives me energy throughout … Continue reading
The Ashes is big business – part 1
If you are English or Australian and love cricket then there is no more important sporting event than the biennial Ashes series. The genesis of these great contests date back to 1882 when Australia beat England for the first time … Continue reading
“You only live twice, Mr Bond.”
So speaks Blofeld, number one Bond villain and owner of a huge secret hideout hidden under a Japanese volcano. We’ve got two very different missions going out to Japan this autumn. The first will be a group of companies experiencing … Continue reading
Made in Cumbria!
I’m just back from a great visit to Cumbria where I saw some fantastic advanced manufacturing companies. Cumbria is of course renowned for its tourism and, in my opinion, Wastwater in the Lake District was quite rightly voted Britain’s Favourite … Continue reading
Attention UK exporters: Brazil’s northeast is calling you
Brazil is a huge country, larger than Europe, with a population of 200 million people. It is already the eight largest economy in the world and grew by 9% in the first quarter of 2010. The commercial centre is São … Continue reading
South Korea – a collaborative research partner?
Sometimes I get the feeling that South Korea isn’t even on the map for some UK organisations as a potential research partner, so it got me thinking why? What puts people off? Is it because the country is an unknown … Continue reading
Japan Music Mission Day 4 – still little sleep but a great gig
Blog entry 4 – British BPI/UKTI Trade Mission to Japan August 2010. Today I didn’t sleep until 5.30am. I hardly drank anything last night, just had a very relaxing meal with a couple of Japanese associates that I have worked … Continue reading
Japan Music Mission – A Goujonless Day 3
So after getting to bed at around 6am, I slept until 11.30am. I knew I wouldn’t be able to make the seminar day at the embassy as I had some meetings set up with some companies that I have worked … Continue reading
Japan Music Mission Day 2 – the Biggie
Having gone to bed at Midnight, I woke up – wide awake at 6.45am. That was the most sleep I’ve had in days. So, what better course of action, than to go out into the blistering heat in my shorts … Continue reading