Gateway Asia II secures ERDF funding support

Funding has finally been secured to implement Gateway Asia II, a £1.2m trade and investment project that will assist 110 SMEs accelerate export and bi-lateral trade opportunities in emerging markets, specifically the Asian Diaspora and East and West Africa.

We have been working with Harrow College and Gateway Business Consultants to design the project and funding application, which is designed to implement a multi-pronged programme to engage and support SMEs enhance knowledge and export skills in the emerging countries.

The project will primarily target SMEs who have some awareness of trading opportunities but face strategic barriers to growth, by building knowledge and capacity to connect SMEs to opportunities in emerging markets, as well as those that are new to overseas trade.