International trade after Brexit: Susan talks about amazing opportunities at Dublin LEO

2:18 The promise I made to myself within one week of starting out in business… and how it came to be realised almost immediately!
4:00 How I almost missed the opportunity to go international, thinking “That was nice, and that was that…”
4:44 How much does it cost to go international? The real price, in euros, will surprise you.

5:35 How to instantly add 6000 eager, motivated, highly skilled and experienced people to your staff without spending a cent.
8:18 “Anything to do with Europe involves a huge amount of paperwork and bureaucracy and then nothing comes of it” – that’s not my experience. All I had to do was send an email.
8:30 Why it’s worth your while to do business in small countries, too.
10:35 Tip number 1. I ALWAYS do this whenever I’m in a new city or country on business.
10:53 Tip number 2. Do you know about this amazing database, and how you can use it to get free market intelligence by email once a week?

12:24 Tip number 3. How to get a new staff member and future business contact with a highly entrepreneurial mindset for a 3- to 6-month stint in your company – and the EU is paying for all of it.
15:20 Tip number 4. How to hack trade missions by bookending them with other business meetings.
16:30 How much does it REALLY cost to take part in a 5-day trade mission to the Middle East? The answer will surprise you.
19:00 How I met 300 Irish people, all wondering what they could do to help me, the moment I landed in Dubai.

20:08 How I came home with mind-blowing insights into how they do business in the Middle East, and how that sparked an idea for a new business venture.
21:40 Tip number 5: Are you a company and do you have a list of business problems? This can be worth 5000 euros.

24:40 What’s next: how I’m hoping to get 200,000 euros 80% funded – and how this can be traced all the way back to answering a single email 6 years ago.
25:40 How Enterprise Europe Network continues to work for me so that I don’t have to worry about new developments and new regulations: the latest intelligence is served to me on a plate.
26:20 Oh, and I also ended up going to Brussels to represent Ireland and to give a talk to MEPs at the European Parliament. Plus I was profiled on the website of the European Commission, to boot.
27:00 Do you want the same opportunities? Then do this one simple thing now.
29:50 Whenever I apply for a grant and get rejected, this is the question I ask to get free business mentoring.

31:50 “What can you make happen before this time next month?” is the question I constantly ask myself to stay on track and exponentially increase my productivity.

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