Business Link Sussex is planning trade missions to Africa and India for early next year.

The Sussex Enterprise subsidiary, along with British Trade International, is to lead the

missions to Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda from February 5-19 and to Calcutta and Delhi from

February 18-26.

Visits include return air travel, four star accommodation and receptions at ambassadors' residences in each country.

Contact lists of potential customers/agents will also be provided as part of the package and prior to each mission a promotional brochure advertising each participating company will be prepared by Business Link and distributed in each market.

Colin Melhuish, export development counsellor with Business Link Sussex, said: "These are exciting opportunities for Sussex businesses to visit fast growing markets on a British Trade mission that is specifically targeted to meet their needs."

Interested businesses should call the Business Link International team on 01444 259 242 for further information. The deadline for booking is November 30.

l Wired Sussex, another subsidiary of Sussex Enterprise, is taking a trade delegation of leading Sussex Internet companies to visit Silicon Valley in the U.S. today.

The delegation represents some of the most innovative Sussex companies including Emailshot.com, a web-based facility using graphic rich e-mails, net.db, an internet product that links databases and WebZone, a pay-to-play Internet kiosk.

The companies' objectives are to establish partnerships with U.S. companies and to research and locate sales and marketing offices.

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