Export electioneering – how Scotland’s political parties can help boost exports
posted Thu, 2011-04-28 11:40 by
With the Scottish election coming up on 5 May, export has become a major issue. The SNP are pushing for a 50% rise in local exports over the next six years backed by £2.5m funding, while the Liberal Democrats want to double the number of Scottish companies trading overseas by 2020.
tags: eCommerce, Export, Foreign Language Internet, internet marketing, Scottish election
Is Scotland the eCommerce ‘Zimbabwe’? Or a growth industry?
posted Thu, 2010-11-18 19:28 by
A recent article in the Herald Scotland, ‘eCommerce is a global treasure trove … but Scotland’s more serious about belly dancing’, questions why Scottish government and businesses have yet to take advantage of the enormous opportunities presented by eCommerce.
While the article makes a strong point that much more could be done to promote Ecommerce as a business opportunity in Scotland, it is perhaps unfair to claim that Scotland is ‘the Zimbabwe of the globalised eCommerce marketplace’, as specialist Peter Mowforth puts it.
tags: eCommerce, Edinburgh, Foreign Language Internet, internet marketing, Lingo24, Scotland, Translation
