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Offset sales declines in the domestic market
Increase sales and profits
Extend products’ life cycles
Lower manufacturing costs
Lower product cost
Improve competitive position
Raise quality levels
Become more customer-oriented
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Nine Strategies for Going Global
Strategies For “Going Global”
Creating a Web Site
Relying on Trade Intermediaries
Establishing International
Locations
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Create a presence on the Web
Importing &
Outsourcing
Creating Joint Ventures
Exporting
Foreign Licensing
Countertrading & Bartering
International Franchising
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The Web’s Global Reach
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Available 24 hours a day to anyone
anywhere in the world.
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1.60 billion Web users worldwide
Asia
41.2%
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220 million in U.S.
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Nearly 1.4 billion in other countries
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Customers who live outside the U.S.
account for more than 50% of all online
sales by U.S. companies
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54% of eBay transactions take place
outside the U.S.
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Trade Intermediaries
Strategies For “Going Global”
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Create a presence on the Web
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Rely on trade intermediaries
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Domestic agencies that serve as
distributors in foreign countries for
companies of all sizes.
Types of intermediaries:
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Export Management Companies (EMCs)
Export Trading Companies (ETCs)
Manufacturer’s Export Agents (MEAs)
Export merchants
Resident buying offices
Foreign distributors
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Joint Ventures
Strategies For “Going Global”
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Create a presence on the Web
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Rely on trade intermediaries
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Form joint ventures
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Domestic joint venture – two or more U.S.
companies form an alliance for the
purpose of exporting their goods and
services abroad.
Foreign joint venture – a domestic firm
forms an alliance with a company in the
target nation.
Most important ingredient:
Choosing the right partner.
Use the joint venture as a
learning process.
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International Franchising
Strategies For “Going Global”
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To expand internationally, franchisers
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Create a presence on the Web
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Rely on trade intermediaries
1. Identify the country or countries that are best
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Form joint ventures
2. Generate leads for potential franchisees.
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Engage in foreign licensing
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Consider international franchising
suited to the franchiser’s business concept.
3. Select quality candidates.
4. Structure the franchise deal.
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Direct franchising
Area development
Master franchising
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Strategies For “Going Global”
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Rely on trade intermediaries
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Form joint ventures
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Engage in foreign licensing
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Consider international franchising
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Use countertrading and bartering
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Export
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2. Analyze your product or service.
3. Analyze your commitment to developing
export markets.
Significant impact: Small companies
generate $1.1 billion each day in export
sales!
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1. Recognize that even the tiniest companies
and least experienced entrepreneurs have
the potential to export.
Small business accounts for 90.7% of all
companies involved in exporting, but they
generate just 21% of the dollar
value of the nation’s exports.
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Steps to Successful Exporting
Exporting
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4. Research potential markets and pick your
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Steps to Successful Exporting
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5. Develop a distribution strategy.
6. Find your customer.
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U.S. Department of Commerce
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International Trade Administration
7. Find financing for export sales.
8. Ship your goods.
9. Collect your money.
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Small Business Exports:
Number of Countries to Which Small Companies Export
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Establish a presence on the Web
Rely on trade intermediaries
Form joint ventures
Engage in foreign licensing
Consider international franchising
Use countertrading and bartering
Export
Establish international locations
Use importing and outsourcing
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Steps to Successful
Importing or Outsourcing
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Steps to Successful
Importing or Outsourcing
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Make sure that importing or outsourcing
is right for your business.
Establish a target cost for your product.
Do your research before you leave
home.
Be sensitive to cultural differences.
Do your groundwork.
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Barriers To International Trade
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Protect your company’s intellectual
property.
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Select a manufacturer.
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Provide an exact model of the product
you want manufactured.
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Stay in constant contact with
the manufacturer and try to
build a long-term relationship.
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Barriers To International Trade
International Barriers
Domestic Barriers
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Government imposed barriers.
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Attitude: “My company is too small
to export.”
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Lack of information about
how to get started.
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Tariff – A tax a government imposes on
goods and services imported into that
country.
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Nontariff barriers – Governments that
protect domestic industries
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Quotas - Limits on the amount of a
product imported into a country.
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Barriers To International Trade
Barriers To International Trade
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International Barriers
International Barriers
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Embargo - Total ban on imports of
certain products.
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Dumping - Selling large quantities of a
product in a foreign country below cost
to gain market share.
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Political barriers - Rules, regulations and
political risks.
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Business barriers – Different cost
structures and business practices.
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Cultural barriers - Differing languages,
philosophies, traditions,
and accepted practices.
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Major Agreements:
World Trade Organization (WTO)
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North American Free Trade
Agreement (NAFTA)
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Dominican Republic - Central
America Free Trade Agreement
(CAFTA-DR)
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Take time to learn before jumping in.
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Seek out assistance from professionals.
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Make yourself at home in all three of the world’s
key markets - North America, Europe, and Asia.
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Appeal to the similarities in the various regions
and recognize the differences in local cultures.
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Develop new products for the world market.
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Learn foreign customs and languages.
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Guidelines For Success In
International Markets
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“Glocalize” - make global decisions about
products, markets, and management and allow
local employees to make tactical decisions.
Recruit and retain multicultural workers.
Train employees to think globally.
Hire local managers to staff foreign offices and
branches.
Do whatever seems best wherever it seems best.
Consider using partners and joint ventures to
break into foreign markets.
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Conclusion
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Guidelines For Success In
International Markets
International Trade
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Global effectiveness requires
entrepreneurs to:
Learn about the global market
 Seek the assistance of professionals
 Recruit and train employees to think
globally
 Consider using partners
and joint ventures
 Determine which opportunities best fit
your company
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