Going Global
I am an international trader, traveling the streets, alleys, and jungles of the global marketplace.
Before I went into business for myself, I was VP of export services at one of the world’s largest banks. I also worked as the manager of an African wildlife preserve, as a consultant to several Fortune 500 companies, and as a writer at a daily newspaper. I served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War.
If you are responsible for sales at a small American company, you may never have given much thought to selling your products or services internationally because you believe you lack the resources to penetrate global markets effectively. If so, you need to rethink your approach. You can launch a successful international marketing effort for almost any company—even a home business—with very little money and virtually no overseas travel.
How? Sell to overseas governments.
Buying a wide range of products and services from small businesses, governments are the largest single customers in many places. You almost never need to travel outside the United States to market successfully to governmental entities in other countries. Depending on the customer, you can introduce your products, become a supplier, and submit your bids by mail, email, FedEx, etc. You can find overseas opportunities at government Web sites and in government bid publications. You also can find bid notices in newspapers from other countries.
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Posted by Jungletrader at 12:14 am on Tuesday, August 28, 2007
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August 28th, 2007 at 12:21 am
That is interesting.
August 28th, 2007 at 12:29 am
Thanks, Grimmy.