Essential Market Trends and Keys to Success
By Laurel Delaney, About.com Guide
- Foreign Regulations
- Free Trade Agreements (FTAs)
- Small Business Globalization (Evolution)
- Success Stories
Foreign Regulations
While importing and exporting, you will have to contend with the rules and regulations of each country you plan to do business in or with. Here we focus on why regulations of foreign trade exist, how they affect the way importers and exporters do business and how to deal with them.
- Everything You Should Know About Foreign Trade Regulations
- How to Avoid Bribes in International Business
- How to Set Up a Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ)
- How to Access U.S. Import and Export Trade Statistics
- How to Comply with Import Regulations
Free Trade Agreements (FTAs)
Free Trade Agreements improve foreign market access for exporters, promote economic growth and create jobs. Here we outline specific Free Trade Agreements and how they will benefit your import/export business.
- Free Trade Agreements: Top Free Trade Agreements (FTAs)
- 21st Century Free Trade Agreement
- What Is the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)?
- Free or Protected Trade?
- How to Set Up a Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ)
- Export Promotion and Development (including FTAs in place)
Small Business Globalization (Evolution)
What was the climate like for small businesses that wanted to expand internationally in earlier years? Find out here as import/export consultant Laurel Delaney gives advice to small business owners and discusses the growth and challenges of the import-export industry.
- Small Business Globalization: A Historical Perspective
- Small Business Globalization: Key Growth Drivers and Challenges
- Small Business Globalization: Growth Opportunities and Expansion Tips
- Borderless Business: Preparing For the Age of the Pure Global Small Business
Success Stories
There are no short-cuts to importing and exporting. The key is to just do it. Here you will find stories from people worldwide who have imported and exported with tremendous success.
- Boundary-Crossing At Its Best
- What It Takes to Achieve Export Success: Best Kept Secrets
- Pointers For Going Global
- Herman Miller: How a Furniture Maker's Triumph Translates to Import/Export
Success Strategies
Here are scores of suggestions, examples and highlights of how to find and maintain success with your import and export business!
- How to Position Your Business for Global Success
- How to Increase Your Chance for Import/Export Success
- How to Find Importing and Exporting Success
- Five Strategies For Developing Overseas Sales Success
- Pointers For Going Global
- Global Small Business Sunday!
- How a Furniture Maker's Triumph Translates to Importing/Exporting
Trends (including Disruptive)
In this section, you can forecast, track and analyze the future of small businesses as it relates to relevant trends.
- Borderless Business: Preparing For the Age of the Pure Global Small Business
- 5 Trends That Are Reshaping a Brighter Future for Small Businesses
- Small Business Globalization: A Peek At the Past to Prepare For the Future
Country Reports: Doing Business In ...
In this section you'll find country reports that will help you succeed with your import and export business in a practical, effective, and cost-conscious fashion. Discover that you can no longer afford to do business strictly in your own backyard. The world is your market.