NSW businesses are invited by Austrade to learn about the place to be – North East Asia – at a free Small Business Month September 2007 event. Austrade’s Regional Director, North East Asia, Laurie Smith said the North East Asian markets of Japan, China, South Korea, Hong Kong and Taiwan collectively account for over a […]
The success of Australia’s long-term relationship with India will rely heavily on the commercial links that Australian businesses develop, the Minister for Trade, Warren Truss, said today. Speaking at an Australia India Business Council’s luncheon in Adelaide commemorating the 60th year of Indian Independence, Mr Truss said India has become one of Australia’s most significant […]
If you are serious about exporting, it’s important to take the right steps in the right order. It beginswith research, develops into a plan, and gets off the ground with help from various sources. Charisse Gray considers the crucial steps and looks at the help on offer. If you’re preparing to enter the export arena […]
Unsure whether your product or service is ready for international markets? Let the export experts decide. Take your product or service for a test drive during Small Business September. Bring along a sample or product information for a one-on-one assessment with a member of our team, the experts in helping businesses accelerate into international markets. […]
Europe has emerged as the market exporters are setting their sights on for the coming year, according to the latest 2007 DHL Export Barometer. The report found 65 percent of exporters feel Europe is the market where they will increase their orders in the next 12 months, followed by China (61 percent) and South East […]
Engagement with the world by Australian small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) is increasing beyond exporting according to a new survey by International Business Wales (IBW). In a survey of 102 Australian SMEs in the first quarter of 2007, IBW’s Global Aspirations Study found that the top one third of Australian SMEs was engaged in […]
China’s mass grocery retail sales are forecast to grow by 70 per cent to 2011, coinciding with the phenomenon of hypermarkets driving demand for a piece of the Australian lifestyle, including food and beverages, according to Austrade. Austrade’s Guangzhou-based Senior Trade Commissioner, Alan Morrell said hypermarkets – which combine supermarkets with department stores – are […]
Insurance is a great way to help manage your export risk. David Huey looks at options that can make the difference between success and catastrophe. Growing your international client base is an exciting and potentially lucrative opportunity, but with increased growth comes increased risk. Are you covered? Transporting and delivering goods, currency fluctuations, language barriers, […]
The newly re-elected CEO of Austrade, Peter O’Byrne, offers his view of Australia’s history of trade, and where it’s headed in the future At the end of the 19th century, wool represented a staggering 40 percent of Australia’s exports. At the time of the first Australian export awards in 1963, our trade strengths still linked […]
Australia’s connection with the United Kingdom goes back longer than any other market, and our exports are thriving there. Cameron Bayley investigates the appeal, and the challenges, of the UK market. It’s not just Australia’s soap operas and pop stars making it big in the UK, plenty in other fields are flying the flag […]
