With offices in the energy capitals of the world, Fifth Ring is no stranger to internationalisation but we didn’t get there without hard work, determination and help from Scottish Development International (SDI).

As Ian Ord explained at the Glasgow leg of the ‘Grow your business internationally’ conferences, the support of SDI gave Fifth Ring invaluable knowledge of new market places and created business networks which helped to start the Houston branch of the office. SDI support certainly accelerated our growth in Houston and we would have been unlikely to have won PRSA Houston Mid-Sized Agency of the Year in under 3 years without it.’

The Smart Exporter service that SDI offers is a new international trade skills development programme which provides free, high quality export support to Scottish businesses and individuals.  The aim of the programme is to improve skills and the export performance of ambitious Scottish companies. Fifth Ring highly recommends using this service and getting in touch with SDI if business success abroad is important to your company.

To find out more about SDI support we suggest you visit one of the upcoming ‘Grow your business internationally’ conferences in Dundee on the 16th of February or Aberdeen on the 22rd of March. For more information visit http://www.quaydigitalscotland.co.uk/sites/events/sbi-conferences/sdiroadshow/