The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) aims to secure UK and global prosperity by promoting and financing international trade and investment and championing free trade. DBT helps businesses export, drives inward and outward investment, negotiates market access and trade deals, and champion’s free trade.

The North of England, known as the Northern Powerhouse, brings together major cities including Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, Sheffield, Newcastle to create a fast-growing and globally-competitive northern economy with a flourishing private sector and highly-skilled population ready to take its place on the world stage.

DBT Northern Powerhouse Team connects potential investors interested in the north and by matching northern exporters with overseas buyers using our network of Sector Specialists and International Trade Advisers.