Major sporting events can bring BIG business for you and not just the London 2012 Olympics. Think Commonwealth Games Glasgow 2014, Sochi Winter Olympics 2014, FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014. All these big events bring  a need for a wide range of works, goods and services as well as Sport Tourism. On the 23rd March, I'm (Malcolm Gallagher) presenting a seminar at Newcastle United FC with UKTI on winning sporting contracts. This time my chat is about how to collaborate with experienced sports business suppliers in Australia. If you would like to see some Aussie companies and perhaps collaborate with them to win public procurement and other contracts, then visit the media room on our Bizvision.co.uk website and play the video.

It's all part of our SpotLearn Supply 2 Sport brand with new learning in the SpotLearn Suppliers Academy to improve your skills on the business of sport and how to win valuable contracts.

We are soon to film interviews with Professor Chadwick of Coventry University's Centre for International Business of Sport and that should hekp you see even more cleraly the business opportunity of sport. There's a great worldwide opportunity. For example the FIFA World Cup in Brazil in 2014 where no stadia are yet to FIFA standards so 9 will hav eto be refurbished and 3 total new builds - and the Brazilians regard the British as possibly the best in the world in sports stadiums and infrastructure. Opportunity or not??!

Have you won any sports related business? Are you interested in winning more around the world? Let me know and I'll keep you informed of opportunities.