Review the advice, success stories and defining moments from several successful Australian women in export.
Posted by: Laurel Delaney
Archive for the 'Exporting' Category
Women in Best Export Case Studies
Published January 30, 2012 Country specific , Exporting Leave a CommentTags: Austrade, Australia, Australian women in export, Laurel Delaney, women in exporting
Get the Global Edge
Published December 2, 2011 Education , Exporting , Global trade , How-to , International business Leave a CommentTags: global business knowledge, globalEDGE, Laurel Delaney, Michigan State University
One of the best online resources for learning about expanding a business internationally is globalEDGE™: Your source for global business knowledge.
Created by the International Business Center at Michigan State University, globalEDGE™ is a knowledge web-portal that connects international business professionals worldwide to a wealth of information, insights, and learning resources on global business activities.
globalEDGE™ offers self assessment tools to identify your exporting potential, guided learning modules with case studies and narration and a comprehensive list of answers to frequently asked international business questions.
Visit: globalEDGE
Posted by: Laurel Delaney
If You Don’t Fear Success, Then Go Global
Published September 13, 2011 Exporting , Global trade , International business Leave a CommentTags: advantages to exporting, Enterprising Women, Laura Fox, Laura Fox Marketing Solutions, Laurel Delaney, SBA, take your business global, United States Small Business Administration
Laura Fox, former director of marketing and customer service at the U.S. Small Business Administration, shares her advice on how to take your business global. She currently runs marketing consultancy start-up: Laura Fox Marketing Solutions.
A quick snippet of advantages to exporting:
- “Made in the USA” still is a powerful message.
- Lower costs for transportation and communications make exporting more cost effective.
- Exporting allows you to stabilize seasonal markets and sales fluctuations.
- Exporting allows you to diversify your sources of customers and revenues.
Read the entire article here.
Related articles:
14 Incentives for Importing/Exporting
How Export-Ready Is Your Business?
How to Create and Act-on An Export Business Plan
Illustration credit: Enterprising Women Magazine
Posted by: Laurel Delaney
Doing Business In China
Published December 14, 2010 Country specific , Exporting , Global trade , International business Leave a CommentTags: doing business in China, Insights for women in business, Laurel Delaney, PNC
If you are looking to grow your business beyond U.S. borders, China is a great place to consider — at some point. Here’s a look at the truth behind the perceptions about this potentially lucrative trade partner.
And many thanks to PNC for including me in this article — I am honored.
You might also enjoy this additional resource: Win Friends Around the World
Illustration credit here.
Posted by: Laurel Delaney
Britain’s Women Exporters Rule
Published November 4, 2010 Business Development , Country specific , Exporting , Global trade , global women entrepreneurs , World entrepreneurship 1 CommentTags: Amanda Allerton, Britain, Dusky Moon Ltd., Laurel Delaney, women exporters
Britain’s small business exporters are a powerful force: women entrepreneurs.
One woman’s experience:
“At the moment we are looking at 25 percent of our business exporting. We are hoping to increase that to 60 percent and we are pretty much looking to double turnover [to £500,000].” ~ Amanda Allerton (pictured), co-founder of Dusky Moon Ltd. with a Dream Tubes display
Read the entire article:
Female entrepreneurs take up export mantle
Photo credit here.
Posted by: Laurel Delaney
Useful Websites for Australians Who Want to Export
Published August 22, 2010 Country specific , Exporting , How-to , International business Leave a CommentTags: Australia, Australians who want to export, going global round tables, Laurel Delaney, Sydney, thinking of exporting
If you are thinking about exporting and are based in the New South Wales (Sydney) part of the world, consider these useful websites for taking your business global.
Sample left sidebar on site:
- Thinking of exporting
- Getting started in export
- Assistance for exporters
- Export events and workshops
- Premier’s NSW Export Awards
- Success stories
- Useful websites
- Going Global Round Tables
Posted by: Laurel Delaney
Go-To Place for Global Minded Businesswomen
Published July 1, 2010 Economic growth , Education , Exporting , global women entrepreneurs , Training (entrepreneurial) Leave a CommentTags: Exporting, global minded businesswomen, IN, Laurel Delaney, Saint Mary's College, South Bend, WEI, Women's Entrepreneurship Initiative
Saint Mary’s College (www3.saintmarys.edu/) in South Bend, Indiana, U.S.A., is offering a new program that will help more than just college students. The Women’s Entrepreneurship Initiative (WEI) is a federal grant-funded project designed to link women business owners to student’s expertise with the intent of helping businesswomen thrive in the South Bend area, including exporting.
In October of 2009, the college received a $245,000 federal grant to help support women’s entrepreneurship in the South Bend area. The college created the Women’s Entrepreneurship Initiative, in which business students will work with area businesses throughout the school year.
Read more here to see how you might get involved. Press release here. Additional info here.
Photo credit and notation: Saint Mary’s alumna Kathleen Mills ’10, left, consults with Sonia Stancombe, owner of Nicholas J Salon and Spa in South Bend. Kathleen recently made a breakthrough for the business when she figured out how to get the business’s sales program to communicate with the accounting software, saving the owner several hours of work a week.
Posted by: Laurel Delaney
Canadian Women Exporters: We Are Tracking You
Published April 26, 2010 Country specific , Exporting , Research Leave a CommentTags: Canada, Canadian women entrepreneurs, Canadian women exporters, Laurel Delaney, research, women in international trade
It’s a fact that the number and size of women-owned firms in Canada is increasing. Active Canadian women exporters generate close to 40 percent of their sales in foreign markets. The U.S. is the dominant market where 74 percent of exporters are making sales.
But did you know there is an abundance of special research studies and surveys that have been conducted to identify common problems and unique service needs related to Canadian women exporters that help governments design trade policies and initiatives to help address those needs?
Here’s a few:
- The Telfer Women and Enterprise Working Papers Series
- Canadian Women Entrepreneurs, Research and Public Policy: A Review of Literature
- Canadian SME Exporters
- Financing Canadian SME Exporters
- Beyond Borders: Canadian Business Women in International Trade
- Services to Global Markets: A Profile of Canadian Women Who Export Services
- Best Practices for Canadian Women Entrepreneurs in Canada
- Reaching Out: Exploring SME Exporting Opportunities and Challenges PDF (1.17 MB)
- Good Practices in the Promotion of Female Entrepreneurship PDF (1.53 MB)
Go here for more information.
Posted by: Laurel Delaney
Export Inspiration
Published April 18, 2010 Economic growth , Exporting , Inspiration , International business , World entrepreneurship Leave a CommentTags: double exports in five years, export inspiration, Laurel Delaney, Laurel J. Delaney, President Obama's export initiative, The Global Small Business Blog, The Global Small Business Depot
You’d have to be living in a cave not to notice all the attention on President Obama’s recent export push. It’s referred to as our national export initiative which sets a goal of doubling U.S. exports in the next five years to keep the United States competitive internationally while supporting the creation of 2 million jobs at home.
Our sponsor, The Global Small Business Blog, has been reporting on this topic extensively. To get up to speed, read:
• Wanted: UPS to Help Double SMB Exports
• Can We Double U.S. Exports Over the Next Five Years?
• Get Ready Global Small Businesses: U.S. $6 Billion is Coming Your Way in Export Financing
• The Importance of Small Businesses Exporting
• Who’s Doing More Exporting: SMBs or Large Companies?
Now, the big question: As a female entrepreneur, are you exporting? Good, then you are contributing to bringing America back on track with jobs. And, we want to hear from you. So send me an email at ldelaney(at)globetrade.com. Let’s talk. It’s time we start promoting your efforts on WEGG and elsewhere. And if you are not exporting, keep reading this blog. That’s part of the reason why we are here — to help you grow your business global.
In the meantime, get your dose of export inspiration here at U.S. Commercial Service Midwest. Read about how America’s SMBs are taking the world by storm by expanding their export base. Take this one example cited in the export success stories:
… exports increased from a base of zero in 2006 to the point where they now export to 38 countries, representing export sales of nearly 1 million dollars to date.
That could be you!
If you need more inspiration, visit The Global Small Business Depot (a one-stop store for entrepreneurs and small businesses interested in going global).
Posted by: Laurel Delaney
Female Entrepreneurs Outnumber Male Entrepreneurs in Brazil
Published April 9, 2010 Country specific , Exporting , Global trade , International business , World entrepreneurship , Young entrepreneurship 5 CommentsTags: Brazil, exports, female entrepreneurs, foreign trade, GEM study in Brazil, Laurel J. Delaney, Mulata Brasil beachwear, Vanessa Carmona
Out of all entrepreneurs in Brazil, 53% are women and 47% are men. They have the most entrepreneurs among the G-20 nations after China. One of the country’s big challenges is to get more companies aiming to export.
According to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Brazil study:
15.3% of the country’s population have their own business, a rate second only to China’s.
What’s also noteworthy in the study is this:
Start-up enterprises have gone from 2.93% of the total in 2008 to 5.78% in 2009, of which 4.3% are enterprises out of opportunity.
When it comes to foreign trade:
89.5% of Brazilian entrepreneurs claimed that they do not plan on exporting. Paulo Okamoto, president of the Sebrae (English here), considers that this is not a good scenario for the country and claims that action is needed for Brazilian companies to internationalize themselves.
“It is desirable for Brazil to have more companies aiming to export. For such, we need to foster innovation and we need more sophisticated, higher quality products. The Sebrae is also developing programs in order to provide ongoing support to exporting companies.
According to Okamoto, there are now roughly 15,000 small businesses that already export, and the goal for 2010 is to increase that figure by 10%.
For the first time in a decade in which the GEM survey is conducted in Brazil, the number of women has exceeded the rate of male entrepreneurs. And here’s a good case study of a young woman entrepreneur, without any international experience, exporting her concept to the U.S.A.
Businesswoman Vanessa Carmona, currently 36 years old, established her business at age 23. With lots of creativity and work, Vanessa and her partner Flávia Almeida, then aged 32, opened the Mulata Brasil beachwear store, and turned a start-up capital of 5,000 Brazilian reals (US$ 2,800) into revenues currently exceeding 1.4 million reals (US$ 796,000).
The brand, which started out in a small 57-square-metre house, now has two shops in a wealthy area of São Paulo. Despite never having exported, it should open its first unit abroad in the first half of 2010, in Miami, United States.
Read the entire article here.
Photo credit: Mulata Brasil as mentioned above; this is one of entrepreneur Vanessa Carmona’s swimsuit styles at her company!
Posted by: Laurel Delaney
