Creating An Export Business Plan

Creating an Export Business Plan

1. The Importance of Planning

2. Export Readiness: Profiling Your Current Business

a. Determine Benefits and Trade-offs of International MarketExpansion

b. Perform a Business/Company Analysis

3. Conduct an Industry Analysis

4. Identifying Products With Export Potential

5. Marketability: Matching Your Product/Service6. with a Global Trend or Need

a. Background on Product Classification

b. Identifying Countries with the Largest and Fastest-Growing Markets for Your Product

c. Determining the MostPenetrable Markets

d. Conducting Your Initial Market Research: Where to Find Answers

i. Country and Industry Reports

ii. Video Market Report Library

iii. Country Facts, Data,Demographics

iv. Customized Market Research Services

v. Partners and Trade Leads to match interests, business focus and export strategy

vi. Export.gov

1. Department of Agriculture2. Department of Commerce

3. Department of Energy

4. Department of State

5. Department of Treasury

6. Export-Import Bank of the U.S.

7. Office of the U.S. TradeRepresentative

8. Overseas Private Investment Corp.

9. Small Business Administration

10. U.S. Trade and Development Agency

11. U.S. Census Bureau/Foreign Trade

12. SmallBusiness Development Centers

e. Exploring Foreign Markets: Additional Considerations

i. About Political Risk

ii. Trade Legality

iii. For the High-Tech Industry

iv. Modifying aProduct for Exportability

f. Tariffs and Import Restrictions

g. Defining Which Markets to Pursue

7. Determining Your Expansion Needs

a. A Note About Export Financing: GovernmentFinancing Resources

8. Setting Your Export Goals

Developing Your Marketing Plan

1. Your Chosen Markets: In-Depth Exploration

2. Your Industry in Global Markets

3. Determining...