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5 Key Considerations When Exporting

5 Key Considerations When Exporting From Frostproof, Florida After taking your class The Riddle of the Exporter™, we have become interested an in understanding the key considerations when exporting as we grow. Our store, Geeky Gastro Gadgets in Frostproof, Florida, specializes in finding unique gastronomic gadgets from new inventors around Florida and the U.S. We carry items that range from a crawfish cracker, to a jalapeño seed remover to a foolproof sushi rolling kit. We are considering adding some Florida seafood spice concoctions to the mix. Right now, we have a steady flow of international orders and an increasing number of inquiries from clients overseas. One inquiry is from a

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How To Successfully Enter and Grow in International Markets

How to Successfully Enterand Grow in International Markets How to Successfully Enterand Grow in International Markets How to Successfully Enterand Grow in International Markets Key Considerations for International Exporting From Bumblebee, Arizona Howdy from Bumblebee, Arizona. You’ve got us so excited about exporting that we’ve started our very own, Betty Sue Export Club. People from all over the area come together to share ideas on how we can export our products successfully. Like you, I have a food product Desert Dip Spice Mix. We are already in restaurants in the Phoenix and Scottsdale area. Since there are lots of “Winter” Canadians, our market is expanding up north. How is the

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Cultural Communications and Protocol: Mastering International Trade Meetings​

Cultural Communications and Protocol: Mastering International Trade Meetings From Friday Harbor, Washington Dealing with an international client is new to us and the cultural communications that come along with it. We have a unique international opportunity and need your help! We manufacture a line of spa products utilizing our local seaweed here in Friday Harbor, Washington. Last month an executive from a Colombian company tried our product while visiting on vacation. It made her look years younger. She loved it! Little did we know that she is the Sr. VP of marketing for one of the largest beauty companies in Colombia. She wants to bring the CEO to meet us!

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Trademark Scams: The Best Approach

Trademark Scams: The Best Approach From Ty Ty, Georgia Greetings from Ty Ty, Georgia. I have heard of trademark scams but am not familiar with the finer details. Here at ™ Pecan with an ® Attitude we are expanding exponentially which has attracted bad actors. We grow some of the best pecans in the U.S. (did ya know that Georgia is the #1 pecan growing state? Sure are!) We have a brand of spiced pecans called Southern Hotty and it has been a big success. We are receiving more orders worldwide and our brand is becoming well known. Right now we have a TM but no formal ®. Recently we

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Export Compliance

Export Compliance From Confidence, California Hello from Confidence, California, the home of American ingenuity going global. We design and manufacture the soon to be famous Diva-On-Demand state of the art camera for professional photographers. Of course, it comes with faux leopard carrying case. We receive inquiries daily from around the world. We are ready to start shipping internationally today but our freight forwarder put up a big YIELD sign. He says we might need an export license and to learn about following export compliance for our camera. He gave us a copy of The Riddle of the Exporter™ Workbook (excellent workbook by the way) and sent us to Step 5

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International Shipping As You Grow

International Shipping As You Grow From Bowlegs, Oklahoma Howdy from Bowlegs, Oklahoma home of Tornado Alley World Famous BBQ Sauce. We are well known for our Tornado Alley BBQ Sauce and are beginning to embrace international shipping for our BBQ sauce. We started off small and just shipped samples through the USPS and small orders through UPS and FedEx.  It worked for some countries like Germany but certainly didn’t work for Mexico (Yikes!). Here is what is happening now. We are moving past the small stage and on to the big stage which requires international shipping. We have two new distributors (big ones!) in South Korea and in Colombia.  

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