Empower E-Commerce: Unleashing the Potential of Digital Retail

Discover how to get started with selling on Shopify and Amazon

For many companies and brands, the online environment has become a primary channel for sales, and setting up your business on an e-commerce platform like Shopify and Amazon can be a more convenient and accessible way of selling internationally. These platforms can help you reach a more significant customer market with user friendly built-in tools to set up a selling platform to suit your brand.

Join us to discover the best practices to get your company ready for international selling, understand how an e-commerce platform operates and how this will impact your business. Our expert speaker will discuss how the two leading international platforms, Shopify and Amazon, can pave the way for your business to reaching new customers, increasing your sales and achieving successful global growth.

 

 What will you learn?

  • Understand the steps required to ensure your business is ready to sell online internationally
  • Learn how to get started and sell internationally on e-commerce websites such as Shopify and Amazon
  • Understand the platform features of Shopify and Amazon including currency options, shipping integrations, customer support and marketing.
  • Find out the associated costs to consider when using an e-Commerce platform
  • Explore how to ship goods internationally and tax matters when selling on these platforms in overseas markets

 

Meet our speaker


What's next?

To secure your place for this event, simply click the Register Here button on this page.  


Who is this event for?

This event is for London-based SMEs looking to grow their business internationally. 

The Global London programme is funded by two different funding programmes so we are able to support businesses at different stages of their growth.

To be eligible to attend this event, your business must be:

  • Registered in the UK
  • Trading in London
  • Looking to grow internationally

and meet either set of the eligibility criteria below: 

  • Be a new or reactive exporter
  • Have a turnover between £50k and £500k
  • Have less than 30 employees

   or

  • Have a minimum of three employees
  • Be trading for more than 18 months
  • Have a turnover or investment minimum of £50k

This event is free to attend, and places will be allocated based on which businesses most align with this suitability criteria - it's an opportunity not to be missed!  

 

What is the Global London Programme?

The Global London programme is designed to support London's small businesses, with a focus on underrepresented and underserved founders in reaching new markets and breaking into the international arena with a combination of bespoke 1-2-1 support, tailored export masterclasses, trade missions and networking opportunities, allowing you to propel your business growth and make new international partnerships. 

This programme is designed and delivered by Newable as part of the Global London programme. 

The Global London programme is supported by the Mayor of London and delivered by Newable on behalf of London & Partners and the Greater London Authority in partnership with JP Morgan Chase.

The Global London programme is part- funded by JP Morgan Chase and part-funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. The UK Shared Prosperity Fund is a central pillar of the UK Government’s Levelling Up agenda and will provide £2.6 billion of funding for local investment by March 2025. The fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK investing in communities and place, supporting local business, and people and skills. For full details, please click here. 

 

Contact Us

Have a question about the event? Email our team at globallondon@newable.co.uk

 

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