Andrea Collins Miex Hons
Managing Director @Global Trade Department
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WORK HISTORY
Managing Director @Global Trade Department
Swindon, GB
We are incredibly passionate about global trade. Our driving force is optimising the success rate of UK Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) trading globally, and helping to raise the profile of UK products and services abroad.With more than 25 years international trade experience, and as a small company ourselves we have first-hand experience of the many challenges SMEs face, but we also believe there is an opportunity for SMEs to play their size to their advantage. We are excellently placed to help fellow SMEs exploit their strengths and overcome their obstacles in international trade, and we are committed to providing the best advice and solutions to help them grow and increase their profitability globally.Our core expertise and experience resides in strategic market entry planning, business development, both direct and online sales, distribution management, overseas regulation, logistics, and global supply chain management, sustainability and green trade; we have gained this experience whilst expanding the overseas operations of some high profile brands and smaller niche players over the past 25+ years.Company\'s contact details:Tel.+44••••••••37Email. c••••••@globaltradedept.comWeb.
EDUCATION
Oxford Brookes University
MBA, Master of Business Administration
Coventry University
BA (Hons), Modern Languages - French & Spanish
ABOUT ANDREA COLLINS MIEX HONS
A global trade specialist with almost 30 years’ experience in the industry. A linguist fluent in French and Spanish, specialises in importing, exporting, global regulatory and customs compliance, and business growth. A passionate ambassador of UK micro businesses and SMEs, launched Global Trade Department (previously known as The Export Department) to assist these companies expand their horizons internationally, raise the profile of UK goods and services abroad, and add vital resilience to supply chains through sustainable, global sourcing. As well as supporting private clients with their international trade endeavours, delivers 1:1 support and 1:Many support for the Department for Business and Trade as well as LEPs, chambers of commerce, local authorities and other bodies nationwide; responsible for the design and delivery of a range of EU transition, international expansion, business resilience, and scale up/investment readiness support programmes operational across Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Wiltshire, Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, Norfolk, Suffolk and the South East Midlands.Specialisms include but are not limited to: global regulatory compliance, customs compliance, emerging markets, EU trade, certification and licensing for non-standard goods, customs authorisations, global market launch strategy and planning, sustainability and green global trade, investment-readiness, and much more.
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