COPA won a competitive pitch to deliver a specialist export event for Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership.

With a target of encouraging more businesses in the Leeds City Region to start to trade internationally, we used our extensive network of contacts to bring together an engaging panel of experienced exporters who told their stories and gave help and advice to their peers.

The event exceeded expectations by attracting 30% more attendees than the brief had required.

David Parkin of COPA was involved in the creation and launch of ExportExchange, the peer-to-peer export knowledge, mentoring and connections network for the Leeds City Region.

He has helped recruit a network of entrepreneurs trading overseas, hosted the launch event and a series of breakfast seminars across the Leeds City Region.