Building an Import/Export Business

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Wiley, May 21, 2002 - Business & Economics - 320 pages
"Essential reading for anyone concerned with importing and exporting."
—International Small Business Journal

Build your import /export business faster, stronger, and more profitably

Give your budding import/export business a big boost and keep it going strong with expert advice and proven solutions from one of the foremost authorities in the field. In Building an Import/Export Business, Third Edition, renowned entrepreneur, international trade consultant, and lecturer Kenneth Weiss brings you completely up-to-date guidance on every aspect of conceiving, launching, and operating a successful import/export business.

This easy-to-follow, step-by-step guide is packed with the very latest information on government regulations, tax laws, customs requirements, and shipping procedures. What’s more, it features proven strategies for using the Internet to reduce costs, gain a marketing edge, establish sales and information resources, and develop a targeted customer base. You’ll also learn how to:

  • Choose a winning product line
  • Target a profitable market
  • Prepare a powerful business plan
  • Cope with rising security concerns
  • Make foreign currency transactions with confidence
  • Take advantage of GATT, WTO, NAFTA, and other trade pacts

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Contents

Simple Scenarios
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Is This Business for You?
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Copyright

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Common terms and phrases

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About the author (2002)

KENNETH D. WEISS is the owner of Plans and Solutions, a corporation that helps importers, exporters, and other firms with business planning, marketing, analysis, and contracts. He has been an importer and exporter, a lecturer on international trade, and a consultant to numerous private firms and government organizations.

Bibliographic information

TitleBuilding an Import/Export Business
AuthorKenneth D. Weiss
Edition3, illustrated
PublisherWiley, 2002
ISBN0471202495, 9780471202493
Length320 pages
Subjects › 

Business & Economics / Exports & Imports
Business & Economics / General
  
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