Preparing for International trade fairs can be extremely complicated and you are unlikely to get it 100% right the first time. That’s why I decided …
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If you are looking at expanding your business internationally, then international trade fairs (or international trade shows as they are called in the US) offer …
Continue ReadingA Short Guide to Navigating the New China Data Privacy Laws
I’ve seen a lot of discussions in the last few weeks – some of them actually really rather negative – about the new China data …
Continue ReadingEntering the Korean Market by selling on Coupang Global Marketplace
“Coupang? Who on earth is Coupang?” I can hear you ask. Well, if you combined Amazon’s e-commerce capability, Instacart’s shopping capability, and the food service …
Continue Reading8 Strategies for Coping with Uncertainty in International Business
In international expansion uncertainty is unavoidable. You can have the best strategy and plan known to woman but things some are bound to come up …
Continue ReadingEntering the Food and Beverage Market in Korea: Part 3 Understand Consumers
This is the third & final part of my mini-series looking at entering the food and beverage market in Korea. The first two parts looked …
Continue ReadingEntering the Food and Beverage Market in Korea: Finding the Right Importer
This is part 2 of my guide to entering the food and beverage market in Korea. I’ll be looking at methods of selecting a partner …
Continue ReadingThe Culture Map by Erin Meyer: a summary and review
Have you read “The Culture Map” by Erin Meyer? If not… ?… get right on it after you finished reading this post! This really is …
Continue ReadingWhy any small business serious about growth should export (my opinion)
Obviously, as an export consultant for small companies, it’s my belief that all companies who are reasonably successful with their products or services in their …
Continue Reading4 Frequent Mistakes in International Expansion and how to avoid them
Growing in foreign markets is complicated. I get it. It’s not something that you can do overnight, however by avoiding the most frequent mistakes your …
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