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The UK is Kenya’s second most important export destination. It exports 56% of the UK’s black tea market and 27% of its fresh produce, and also provides coffee and other horticultural products.

If you’re looking to tap into this burgeoning business relationship you’ll need a convenient and cost-effective way to keep in touch with colleagues and clients out in Africa.

Which is where an international conference call comes into its own…

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Want to know how a conference call works? How much a conference call costs? Or even need to know what a conference call actually is? We answer all your most frequently asked questions (FAQs) below ?

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If you’ve business interests in Italy, or looking for an opportunity, you might want to get out there, be hands on and get to sample everything this beautiful country has to offer. But because this might not always be possible for busy business owners, and so you might need an alternative.

And there is a simple and inexpensive way to connect with Italy that needs nothing more than a landline or mobile telephone – so here’s how to quickly and easily set up a conference call between UK and Italy.

Around the world Conference calling Guides & How-Tos

It’s been a tough few years for business owners. Brexit, the pandemic, and the energy and cost of living crisis have all taken their toll and seen the number of businesses in Britain drop by 6.6% – from 5.9 million in 2020 to 5.5 million now.

Even so, SMEs make up 99.9% of the UK  business population. Let’s take a closer look at what an SME is and what funding options are available if you’re thinking of starting out on your own.

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If you’re doing business, or thinking of doing business, in Israel then you’ll be all too aware of the trouble, dangers, and expense of regularly travelling to the country.

The ongoing unrest in means the security situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories changes regularly. It is always tense and unpredictable and the foreign office advises against travel to the borders with Palestine and Syria.

If you do have to travel out there, check out the government website for the latest foreign office advice on travelling to Israel.

If travel isn’t essential, you should consider keeping in touch with clients and colleague via conference call. Here’s how to set up an international conference call for up to 100 participants, in just a few simple steps.

Around the world Conference calling Guides & How-Tos

If you need to re-route business calls to another department, you need to let customers know that their call is still live while they’re placed on hold. If you leave them in silence, they may think they’ve been cut off and simply hang up.

That’s where hold music comes in. But how can you find the perfect music for your business, and do you need a licence? Let’s take a look.

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Despite having the smallest population in the Nordic and Baltic region, Iceland has a thriving economy and is ranked as one of the top 15 countries in terms of per capita income.

It’s also ranked 13th in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business rankings, so it’s safe to say the population of just over 330,000 is doing something right.

If you’re looking to do business in Iceland, you’re going to need a cost-effective and reliable conference call provider –  here’s how to quickly and easily set up a conference call between UK and Iceland.

Around the world Conference calling Guides & How-Tos

We’ve been banging the work from home drum for years now, but even we can see that it’s not for everyone – at least not full time. Since the pandemic kicked off, many workplaces have adopted a hybrid model where possible – that’s when employees work a couple of days at home and spend a couple in the office.

But if you’re having to work at home all the time, there’s a chance that you could be getting tired of being stuck in the same spare room and sick of staying at home all day. If this sounds like you, here’s how to beat work from home burnout.

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Set right in the heart of the Carpathian basin Hungary can be an attractive proposition to many UK businesses looking to widen their European net as it’s the gateway to the Central and Eastern Europe region (CEE).

Other economic factors to note are that inflation was set at a record low in 2014 at 0.0% with core inflation at around 1%, and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth for 2015 is forecast at 2.8%, but is expected to slow down in 2016 to 2.2%.

The UK is currently the seventh largest investor in Hungary, mainly for retail, telecommunications and professional services sectors.

So if you’re thinking of doing business in Hungary, keep in touch with clients or colleagues by setting up a regular teleconference, or conference call – it’s not only cost-effective, it’s convenient – requiring nothing more than a landline or mobile phone.

And here’s how to set up a conference call in just a few easy steps…

Around the world Conference calling Guides & How-Tos

Hong Kong is, for many, the gateway to China and the Far East and a region with rich historical links to the UK having been under British control between 1841 and 1997.

It’s also the world’s eighth largest trading economy, has been ranked as the world’s freest economy for the last 20 years, and one of Asia’s leading financial and business centres.

It’s also about 6,000 miles away so not somewhere you can easily commute to!

So if you’ve business associates, clients or work colleagues in Hong Kong, why not conduct your business via conference call? It’s cost effective, requires nothing more than a landline or mobile and can be set up in a few simple steps.

Conference calling Guides & How-Tos