Department for International Trade - Export Champion Community - How to get involved
21 June 2019
The Department for International Trade’s (DIT) Exporting is GREAT campaign, which launched in 2015, aims to spark a movement around the UK of companies selling their products and services overseas. It focuses on raising awareness of the benefits of exporting, communicating where to go for support, and inspiring more companies to start trading internationally (or to expand their current reach).
At the heart of the campaign is its Export Champion Community, which consists of ‘Export Advocates’ and ‘Export Champions’; everyday businesses of all shapes and sizes from around the UK that are proudly selling overseas. They form a nationwide network of UK companies that are ambassadors for exporting; sharing success stories, offering practical advice and leading by example. The Export Advocates network – which is expanding rapidly – comprises firms from across England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales in a wide range of sectors. Any UK-registered company that has exported at least once can register to be an Export Advocate (whereas Export Champions are recruited by DIT’s regional teams).
Why become an Export Advocate?
By signing up to be an Export Advocate, a company will:
- become part of Exporting is GREAT, the government’s most ambitious export-focused campaign ever, created to help drive substantial growth of the UK economy
- join a UK-wide network of like-minded, proud exporters who are central to the Exporting is GREAT Community Group on Facebook where companies can go to ask questions, get advice, view useful content and find out where to get support
- have access to a suite of customisable digital Exporting is GREAT assets to use in communication/marketing activity and show support for the campaign
- be considered for the campaign’s creative and related PR, social-media and advertising activity
- be considered for DIT’s Export Champions initiative, which involves deeper engagement with the department
Sign up and find out more
The message to UK companies is simple. Whatever your product or service, wherever you’re based in the UK and however big or small your turnover – if you’ve exported before; join the campaign, support the economy and become an Export Advocate! Sign up here.
Find out more about DIT’s export guidance and services on great.gov.uk, where you can also learn about UK Export Finance (the government’s export-credit agency). You can also get export support from business organisations, professional/trade associations and banks.
Join in the conversation about the campaign on social media by tagging your posts with #ExportingIsGREAT.
