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Exploring New Markets - Export

Written by: Joe Dager

Article Overview: Experience shows that small businesses can and do export successfully. A business does not have to be big to sell in the global marketplace. Finding your niche in the world market is similar to finding it in the U.S. market.

Exploring New Markets - Export

Exploring New Markets: Many thousands of small firms are already in the global market. Yet small firms still represent the largest pool of potential exporters - companies that could export but do not. Small firms already account for almost a quarter of all exporters, and survey results show substantial export growth potential for this size firm. This should encourage smaller companies to consider the global arena.

Entering the overseas market does not have to be difficult. The same basic strategies applied in the U.S. market can be used in exporting. Selling abroad requires hard work, perseverance, and a commitment of resources. It requires planning, market research and attention to detail. It may also involve changes, like new packaging and metric conversion. The mystery can be taken out of exporting by considering some of the fundamental elements of the export process:

• analyze the capabilities of your small business;
• know the export potential of your product/service;
• locate the foreign markets that are right for you;
• study market entry strategies and export procedures; and
• learn how to process exports.

The Advantages of Exporting: Small business exporters can play a significant role in improving the U.S. balance of trade while at the same time protecting their competitiveness and improving their profits. The international marketplace represents a vast array of opportunities and challenges for small businesses. Entering the overseas marketplace offers many benefits, including:

• increased growth;
• increased profits;
• additional markets;
• extended product/service life cycles;
• increased number of customers;
• tax advantages;
• added product/service lines;
• improved competitiveness; and
• favorable publicity and recognition.

The most important ingredient in setting up export is to take the time and talk to someone else that had done that. Selling one time to Canada or Mexico is completely different than setting up an export program and distributors. This is one area that I believe think the SCORE offices may be able to help you. Take advantage of this free service. Expensive problems can happen overnight in export if you have not properly prepared yourself. Start slow and it is best to align yourself with someone that has done it before.

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