Looking to grow or expand into the UK? There’s now a single place to make it simpler. The Expand Your Business service is designed to take the complexity out of scaling—bringing together the guidance, tools and support you need in one place. Through the platform, you can: 📍 Access a tailored, step-by-step guide to setting up and expanding in the UK 🏢 Explore your entry options—whether that’s a branch, subsidiary or joint venture 🤝 Connect with government-backed support to help you invest and grow 🌍 Navigate opportunities across one of the world’s leading business and financial hubs It’s more than information—it’s a practical tool built to help businesses make confident, informed decisions at every stage of expansion. If you’re planning your next phase of growth, this is a smart place to start. Explore how to expand your business in the UK 👉 https://lnkd.in/g_2U7V3R
GREAT Trade and Investment
Wholesale Import and Export
London, England 36,735 followers
Connecting your business to investment and trade opportunities in the UK
About us
The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) provides trade and investment services as well as practical support. We can successfully help companies set up, buy from and invest in the UK. We offer expertise and contacts through our extensive network of specialists in the UK, and staff around the world. This page showcases the great work of overseas investors and buyers in the UK, the opportunities available to those considering expanding to the UK and the capabilities of the Department for Business and Trade.
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- Wholesale Import and Export
- Company size
- 1,001-5,000 employees
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- London, England
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- 2016
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- international investment and trade
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London has reclaimed its position as Europe’s leading tech hub, and the signal to investors is clear. 🚀 A surge in AI and deep tech investment, backed by global capital and world-class talent, is accelerating growth across the UK’s innovation ecosystem. With £17.7bn raised last year, 138 unicorns, and a growing cluster of global AI leaders, London isn’t just competing, it’s scaling. But the story goes further. From London’s AI “knowledge quarter” to the deep tech strengths of Oxford and Cambridge, this is a connected system, linking research, capital and capability to create real opportunity.💡 👇
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Paid Program with GREAT Britain & Northern Ireland Campaign: “In the U.K., we stress test things; we can scale in the U.S.” From Norway to Manchester to San Francisco, Patrick Smith—founder and CEO of zally®—reveals how different innovation cultures helped turn an idea into a globally ambitious business. https://lnkd.in/eTZVuBRA
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The Oxford–Cambridge Growth Corridor is one of Europe’s most powerful life sciences ecosystems—combining world-class research, clinical excellence and global investment appeal. From Cambridge Biomedical Campus to the Wellcome Genome Campus, the region brings together leading institutes, NHS infrastructure and globally recognised firms—creating a uniquely integrated environment for discovery and scale. The scale is significant: 🧬 £4.7bn annual GVA from Cambridge Biomedical Campus alone 🚀 400+ spin-outs from Oxford and Cambridge universities 🏥 Direct access to world-class clinical trials and patient data For investors and businesses in life sciences, this is more than a cluster—it’s a fully connected innovation system, designed to accelerate breakthroughs and commercialisation. Find out more 👉 https://lnkd.in/esHgGYAA
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🏘️ The UK commercial real estate market is the most active in Europe, with transactions exceeding £60bn in 2025. The market is well suited to deploying international capital at scale, and the case for investment is now driven by stable, long term rental income than by short term gains from rising asset values. The UK is increasingly focused on larger, infrastructure linked schemes including brownfield regeneration, housing led masterplans, and designated ‘grey belt’ sites, which offer greater predictability than smaller, standalone developments, particularly where investors underwrite phased delivery and align with infrastructure timelines. Key opportunities exist in sectors such as logistics, retail warehousing and healthcare, where investors can access long leases, institutional grade covenants and opportunities to deploy large amounts of capital efficiently. 👉 The Office for Investment is attending UKREiiF, visit us at the Investor Hub (13 Pavillion Square, Red Zone) to discover more.
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🚨 JUST IN: Our partnership with Gulf nations is unlocking growth across the UK economy 👇
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Once again, the UK has topped Europe as the leading destination for financial and professional services (FPS) foreign direct investment (FDI). Our annual analysis of FPS FDI into the UK shows that despite global economic challenges, the UK's FPS sector has demonstrated strong resilience. Key findings: 📈 FDI leader in FPS: the UK is top in Europe, attracting £1.7bn in 2025. 💻 Tech investment is key: the UK is Europe’s leading tech and fintech hub, home to more than 3,500 fintech firms and 1.4 million tech jobs. 🏙️ FPS FDI contributes to the wider UK economy: 53% of all jobs created by foreign investment were outside London. FDI remains a cornerstone of the Government’s objective to drive economic growth and jobs. FPS investment goes on to drive further investment, jobs and prosperity across the whole of the country. Read the analysis now for more key trends and statistics: https://lnkd.in/eR93vQXB
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We're deepening relationships with priority investors and reinforcing the UK's position as a stable, trusted destination for long-term capital. That's what my trip last week was all about. From signalling the UK's strong support for Malaysian capital in Kuala Lumpur to promoting the UK's long-term, stable, and regulatory environment with Singaporean institutional investors, I was able to showcase the UK's strengths in these key markets. And in Australia I welcomed the establishment of the dedicated 'Supers Unit', the first tangible outcome of the UK-Australia Investment Partnership MoU, to provide streamlined backing for superfunds through policy and project support.
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And we’re off! ✈️ A bunch of the UK’s most innovative and ambitious leaders are on their way to Greater Together LA, as part of the UK’s largest ever trade and investment delegation to the USA. Hot on the heels of their Majesties’ state visit, we will be celebrating cultural and business ties and creating unexpected connections and new opportunities for growth and jobs, on both sides of the Atlantic. I can’t wait to see what this group can achieve when we combine forces with the US delegation 🇬🇧🤝🇺🇸. Huge thanks to our presenting partners PwC, TSL, American Airlines and British Airways and all the other sponsors and partners who’ve helped make this happen. See you soon Paul Rennie, OBE & LA! Colm Lacy Kate Varah Laura Weir Vivienne Stern Jackie Wild Suhair Khan Alison Lomax Gareth Southgate Oliver Christian Lord Karan Bilimoria Patricia Yates Tim Peake CMG Omar Ebeid Joseph Williams #GreaterTogether
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What better way to kick off 🇺🇸 Greater Together LA 🇬🇧 than with a live, immersive Premier League screening in Los Angeles? ⚽️ As the largest ever UK trade mission to the US gets underway, we joined American fans at Cosm to celebrate the explosive growth of English football across the Atlantic. The Premier League is the UK's single biggest exporter of audio-visual rights, worth around £2 billion annually. PL USA Managing Director, Akash Jain notes that UK sport stands out globally because of its passionate fans and its reputation for being the most competitive and compelling football in the world. Tens of millions of Americans are already obsessed with the game and this number continues to grow, with last month's Manchester City versus Arsenal becoming the most-watched match in US history. This week, an unprecedented mix of UK and US C-Suite leaders, visionary founders and global decision-makers are coming together in Los Angeles to build on a $437 billion trading relationship. With over $1.5 trillion invested in each other's economies, Greater Together LA is all about building unexpected connections to drive mutual prosperity and show that the USA and the UK are greater than the sum of our parts. See how the Premier League is capturing the US market and setting the stage for a week of transatlantic collaboration👇 #GreaterTogether British Consulate-General Los Angeles British Embassy Washington GREAT Trade and Investment Paul Rennie, OBEKate Taylor Tett