United Kingdom
Why Doing Business in United Kingdom?
Why Doing Business in the United Kingdom? As the fourth largest economy in the world, the United Kingdom presents organisations with immense investment opportunities. Flexible business practices combined with a highly skilled and mobile workforce offer many of the economic ingredients necessary to successfully conduct business in the United Kingdom. Doing business in the United Kingdom, however, involves understanding the diversity and unique characteristics of the British and British business culture. An island nation, proud of its history and independence, the United Kingdom and British culture can often prove daunting for the uninitiated.
IBA Global’s Doing Business in the United Kingdom cultural awareness courses are ideal for professionals and teams who need to build more successful business relationships with British colleagues, partners and clients. A Doing Business in the United Kingdom course will provide you with the tools to maximise the competitive advantage of doing business in the United Kingdom through a mixture of in-depth background information and hands-on practical tips and business solutions.
Benefits
IBA Global’s Doing Business in the United Kingdom courses will provide you with:
- A clear understanding of the key drivers that motivate British business counterparts
- Greater awareness of British business etiquette and culture
- Practical strategies for doing business more effectively with British counterparts
- Better understanding of the potential challenges and business solutions involved in establishing or doing business in the United Kingdom
Who should attend
An IBA Global Doing Business in the United Kingdom course will be of benefit to you if you are:
- Considering doing business in the United Kingdom
- Establishing partnerships with British business counterparts
- Traveling extensively to the United Kingdom to do business
- Employing British nationals within your organisation
- Experiencing the challenges of doing business in the United Kingdom
Course Content
All of our Doing Business in the United Kingdom training courses are designed to meet the specific needs of our clients depending on their particular requirements and existing skills set.
A Doing Business in the United Kingdom course typically includes:
- Historical and political overview of the United Kingdom
- British culture and values including religions, beliefs and customs
- British business practices and current economic environment
- British cultural values and attitudes in the workplace: hierarchy, status, accountability
- Management and communication styles for doing business in the United Kingdom
- British negotiation and presentation styles
- Challenges and solutions for doing business in the United Kingdom
Approach
Doing Business in the United Kingdom programmes are available seven days a week, 365 days a year, either at one of our training centres or at your offices in any location worldwide. We usually recommend a one or two day course but can also offer a more flexible format to suit your schedule.
Suitably tailored materials will be used throughout your course and your trainer will provide a balance of structured input and discussion of case studies and scenarios relevant to your own particular context.
The most appropriate training format, content and approach for your Doing Business in the United Kingdom course will be discussed during your diagnostic consultancy.
Doing Business in United Kingdom Course Trainer
Your Doing Business in United Kingdom trainer will be assigned to you following the results of your diagnostic consultancy according to your objectives and areas of focus.