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DBT Business & Professional Services Global Trade Mixer

Date: Thursday 30th January

Time: 5.30pm – 7.30pm

Venue: No5 Barristers' Chambers, 103 Colmore Row, Birmingham, B3 3AG

Price: FREE for all to attend

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The BLS International Committee would like to invite you to the Department for Business & Trade's Business & Professional Services Global Trade Mixer.

The Midlands Business & Professional Services Global Trade Mixer Events from the Department for Business & Trade (DBT) will help to facilitate networking opportunities and build your knowledge and best practice in selling your services internationally.

According to the latest available data from the ONS, across their domestic and international activities, financial and related professional services contributed £243.7bn to UK real (inflation-adjusted) gross value added (GVA) in 2023, representing around £12 of every £100 of economic output. Financial and related professional services is among the UK’s largest industries as measured by GVA.3 Compared with 2022, financial and related professional services GVA decreased by 0.6% in real terms. However exports of services have increased in real terms over the same period, and DBT are keen to encouage and support further increases.

Financial services sector productivity is almost 2.5 times as high as whole-economy productivity in terms of nominal output per hour. Output per hour for the financial services sector was £97.3 in 2022, compared with whole-economy productivity of £40.5. On this metric, the sector ranks second, behind Real Estate (£297); and ahead of Electricity and Gas (£90.1), Water Supply (£74.6), and IT (£51.1).

About our Midlands Business & Professional Services Global Trade Mixer Events

Whether you are an established exporter, or are just looking to get started, join our free series of global trade mixer events to learn how to take advantage of the opportunities available and meet with experienced exporters who you can gain top tips from and network within a relaxed setting.

Hear from services companies like yours, and government representatives, who will share tips of where to find demand and how to access support freely available from DBT.

Why Attend?

• Increase your connections across a range of service sector businesses.


• Connect with a local International Trade adviser and sector advisor for free exporting advice.


• Meet a professional services ‘Export Champion’ and hear their inspiring exporting journey.


• Hear about the different Free Trade Agreements (FTA’s) being negotiated internationally and what this means for service businesses.


• Discover the range of free support available from the Department for Business and Trade.


• Enjoy a drink and canapes and network with likeminded professionals from across the industry.