If you are serious about business you should at least consider exporting. Here are some useful tips to prepare your business to successfully export:
- Build A Corporate International Image
- Talk To Others, learn from their experience
- Learn About Export/Import Regulations And Terms Of Trade
- Hire experienced people or train your staff
- Get an international focused web site
- Take advantage of the Internet
- Acquire data->Information->Knowledge->Wisdom
- Talk to experienced professionals and Austrade
- Catch a plane! Do your homework on the ground.
- Understand the different demands of each market
- Packaging optimisation for shipment
- Packaging, Quality, Price
- Be prepared to customise your products
- Create unique marketing strategy
- Develop a marketing plan and export plan for each market
- Set up export prices for each market
- Prepare a SWOT analysis
- Develop a problem solving plan
- Build an export network
- Develop “Export Inquiries Handling Rules”
- Negotiation is an art, learn about cultural differences
- After You Export – Add Value – build relationships
- Be Prepared To Meet Growing Demand
- Make Decisions On A Commercial Grounds
- Talk to the grants experts – Pattens.
Contact Pattens at grants@pattens.com or 1800 PATTENS to receive a free consultation to maximise your entitlement to the Export Market Development Grant (valued at $500) The EMDG scheme can help new exporters mitigate the financial risk of exporting through reimbursement of export marketing expenses.
