Scheme details
Area: Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland, County Durham, Gateshead, South Tyneside, North Tyneside, Northumberland
Categories: Business support
Business stage: Trading business
resource.category.help-with.label: Markets
Page last updated: 26 August 2024
What is the Digital Exporting Programme?
The Digital Exporting Programme supports goods and services exporters at every stage of your exporting journey with tailored support to help you reach customers around the world.
This service is free to UK-based businesses, whatever your size, and whether you are new to exporting online or already doing it. The programme can help you get the right support at the right stage of your exporting journey, as well as connect you to a range of export support services, including the Export Academy, International Trade Advisers and International Markets.
Digital advisers
The team of Digital Advisers are all experienced industry professionals. They provide free, impartial advice to guide, support and mentor you throughout your digital exporting journey. This is delivered through one-to-one support*, webinars, surgeries and regional events.
*Please note that one-to-one support is available for qualified companies. Contact the Digital Exporting Programme team to learn more.
Marketplaces
In today’s ecommerce environment, it is more important than ever for brands and retailers to be available to customers across diversified channels. Marketplaces are increasingly where consumers discover new products. A successful digital strategy should consider all available channels. If you’re not selling on marketplaces, you are missing a huge opportunity to reach new customers.
Discover the marketplaces most relevant to your target markets and sector in the Marketplace Guide.
Partners and service providers
The programme will save you time and money by connecting you to partners that support your global expansion. The partnership network includes a wide range of digital, cross-border ecommerce and business solutions experts.
From ecommerce platform providers and international digital marketing agencies, to data integration providers, localisation experts, tax consultants and 3PLs - there are partners that provide almost any service, skill or specialism you could need.
In addition to their services which can help you scale globally, most offer preferential rates to companies introduced via the Digital Exporting Programme.
Webinar, events and missions
Webinars and events provide a deep dive into specific digital topics. Get to know new marketplaces, formulate more effective digital commerce strategies, and understand how selling services globally is evolving. Join trade missions* and take advantage of a range of opportunities to connect with buyers across the world.
*Trade missions and other overseas events usually have criteria attached and require submission of an application.