MANCHESTER · UNITED KINGDOM

Taking Thai businessesinto the UK market

A sales & marketing team based in Manchester · Test the market first · Paid on results

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Taking Thai businessesinto the UK market

A sales & marketing team based in Manchester · Test the market first · Paid on results

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How We Work

Sales & Marketing Partner · Thailand–United Kingdom

We act as your sales and marketing team in the United Kingdom — no company to incorporate, no overseas sales hire, no flights for you. Start by testing the market at low cost, and commit real capital only once it works.

01

Market Test

Start small · Low cost

We put your product in front of real UK buyers, bring back honest feedback, and chase the first order — before you set up a company or get on a plane.

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02

Sales & Marketing Partner

Paid on results

We become the sales and marketing arm for your brand in the UK — prospecting, marketing, negotiating and closing. Our upside is tied to sales, not a heavy monthly retainer.

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03

Scale & Build

Scale once proven

When the market clearly responds, that is when you invest in real structure — incorporation, a distributor network, or we take equity and scale it with you.

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Our principle — we win when you sell. Our upside is tied to real sales and growth, not to hours spent in meetings.
What you receive after a Market TestIllustrative
Market Test Report — example
Your productTarget market: United Kingdom
Presented to buyers in our networkDone
Feedback collectedDone
Price sits within a competitive range
Buyers requested additional samples
Labelling should be adapted for the UK
Pack size should suit UK retail
Recommendation: Proceed to Stage 02 — Sales & Marketing Partner

Why You Don't Need a Big Budget to Start

Low-Cost Market Entry

The traditional way into a foreign market burns serious capital before you know whether anyone will buy. We remove that upfront cost by putting a team and a network that are already in the UK to work as your sales and marketing arm.

TraditionalBig spend before any proof
Set up a UK company
Hire a UK sales team
Exhibit at trade shows
Fly over to negotiate
Retain a marketing agency
Everything is paid before you know the market will respond
With TIAInvest more only as results arrive
01Market test✓ Market responds
02Sales team · paid on results✓ Real sales
03Full scale-up
Move to the next stage only when the previous one has delivered
What you needDoing it yourself (est.)Working with us
A UK company£3,500+ / yearNot needed to start
A UK salesperson£4,000+ / monthUse our team, already there
Trade show presence£7,000+ / eventOnly the events worth attending
Flying over to meet buyers£2,800+ / tripWe are in the room for you
Marketing & brand buildingUK agency retainerIncluded in the partnership

"Doing it yourself" figures are general market estimates for establishing a presence in the UK, shown for conceptual comparison only.

The heart of our model — start small, prove it, then scale. You commit real capital only once the market has shown it wants what you have.

Our Network Is Our Core Asset

Our Core Asset
A bridge linking Thai businesses to the United Kingdom, from Bangkok to Manchester ManchesterUnited Kingdom BangkokThailand

What separates us from conventional advisors is a network you can actually reach. We are based in Manchester, at the heart of the UK's Northern Powerhouse business community, and we work as a two-way bridge between Thai entrepreneurs and British partners, customers and co-investors.

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A real base in ManchesterA city-centre office — not an agent or a middleman
A two-way bridgeA bicultural team fluent in both Thai and British business practice
Access to the tableWe take you to meet real business owners, not just send a contact list
IllustrativeA specialist food store in the UK — a channel where Thai products reach consumers
A UK business district — the destination market we take Thai businesses into

About The Innovation Alliance

Company Profile

The Innovation Alliance (TIA) is a Thai–British sales and marketing partner that helps Thai businesses enter international markets without heavy upfront investment, operating from a physical office in central Manchester, United Kingdom.

We work in three stages — a low-cost market test first, then acting as your paid-on-results sales and marketing arm in the UK, and once it is proven, scaling properly or taking equity and growing it with you — with our UK business network as the asset that makes low-cost market entry genuinely possible.

  • First Floor, Swan Buildings, 20 Swan Street, Manchester M4 5JW, United Kingdom
  • Business model · Market Test · Sales & Marketing Partner (paid on results) · Scale & Build (equity)
  • info@tia.international

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