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Break down the market characteristics of your target country to identify opportunities: market research is the first step in the internationalization process. Expanding into foreign markets, especially Asia is a complex and resource intensive activity.
We recently had a chat with Scott Forbes, Director of Human Resources at Emerson Process Management’s Canada Engineering Center in Calgary, AB, who has volunteered…
Given the complexities involved in expanding and doing business in foreign markets, it is very important for companies to conduct sufficient market research as part…
My interest in international trade began as early as in elementary school when my imagination was captured by the evolution of Canada as a trading nation.
Barbados is indeed a gem, but its wealth is not restricted to tourists alone. Barbados is a great place to work and invest.
Since tomorrow is Canada Day, I thought I’d take this opportunity to share with all the non-Canucks a little more information about how to do international trade with Canada and with Canadians.
Far too many small companies get caught up in the hype and excitement of the potential of international market sales without undertaking the necessary research and planning that will help them be successful.
A wave of anti-EU opinions since the election seems to be threatening to affect the EU’s direction, and some pessimists worry that this could change the outcome of both Canada’s and the USA’s trade agreements with Europe.
Business and social etiquette are important attributes for success in overseas markets. Being aware of the different rules of intercultural etiquette will ensure rewarding personal and business global trade relationships.
Like many before him—and some after as well—Dieter Hollweck learned how to do international trade from the ground up; through the school of hard knocks.
“Learning that way is very expensive, and can sometimes be deadly for your business,” says Dieter, the Forum for International Trade Training’s (FITT) founding father. “But everybody had an international trade horror story back then!”
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