#Trading Overseas
Aussie SMEs slow to expand overseas: survey
Despite globalisation removing barriers to overseas expansion, it appears that SME owners are not yet convinced of the benefits. Recent data from Bentleys, a mid-tier accounting and business advisory firm, found that only 19% of Australian and New Zealand businesses operated in overseas markets. The latest The Voice of Australian Business survey, a bi-annual national survey of SMEs, revealed that a majority […]
Remaining safe while trading overseas
Security is a major issue for exporters these days. Ian Murray, executive director of the Australian Institute of Export, lists necessary security precautions for exporters to remain safe while trading overseas. At a seminar I attended last month we were addressed by Justin Bowden the CEO of the Beltin Group and Peter Scott, International Legal […]
Looking After Your Intellectual Property
Protecting your business’ intellectual property whilst trading overseas is crucial in keeping your organisation out of infringement laws and protects your trademark from prospective business competitors. Protecting intellectual property (IP) is hard to get right. In a lot of cases there are businesses that never register trademarks or patent their great invention, only to find […]