A recent Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) survey of the Australian exporter community shows that over 86 percent of Australian exporters are either small or medium sized enterprises (SMEs). In fact, research by Austrade and Sensis found that around 13 percent of SMEs export, using international expansion as a high-growth strategy.
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Good working relationships are crucial to successful exporting. When it comes to multicultural situations, failure to understand your client’s background can lead to risky business instead of a win-win outcome.
With lower barriers to entry and increased consumer purchasing power, the land of the rising sun offers endless rays of golden opportunity for Australian SME exporters, following the success already experienced by Australian ICT export companies.
Australia’s high standards for pharmaceutical goods present a solid brand overseas, but there is a tangle of red tape to unravel before shipping products abroad.
Some export markets may be high risk from a safety point of view, but they can also be very lucrative. Find out how to make the most of key export markets without compromising your own safety, or that of your employees and products.
Small Australian businesses will be relatively unknown overseas, so marketing your business, brand, product or service strategically will help grow your export numbers beyond that first chance sale.
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A huge export order that could transform your business, comes in. Are you ready for the financial and other radical challenges? Here’s some advice on how to find and manage finance to meet significant export opportunities.
Any business owner involved in sending/receiving products relies on an intricate chain of supply. The good news is, some solid programs are in place to improve efficiency and reliability.