Businesswomen in Trade

Assess Your Export Readiness!

Think you’re prepared to export? Take 90 seconds and complete this self-scoring quiz to get a better idea of just how ready you and your company really are to win in foreign markets.

Please provide answers to ALL of the questions below. For questions 1 to 5 and 9 to 11, only one response is needed. For questions 6 and 7, you will need to answer each part of the question.

Once you’ve completed the questionnaire, click the “submit your answers” button at the bottom. Almost immediately, you will receive a brief evaluation of your export readiness and suggestions on where to get more help if you need it.

1. Is your product or service already available for export?
	Currently in production or being developed
	At prototype stage
	An idea only
2. Is your product or service selling on the Canadian market?
	Selling and market share is growing
	Selling but market share is low
	Selling in only one city in Canada
3. In how many Canadian provinces are you selling your product?
	Selling in four provinces or more
	Selling in two or three provinces
	Selling in only one province
4. Have you ever exported your product or service?
	Consistent export sales achieved
	Ad hoc export sales achieved
	No export sales
5. Do you have surplus production capacity available?
	Capacity available
	No surplus capacity
6. Do you have financing available to support export marketing and product or service adaptation to a foreign market?
	Financing available
	Unsure

7. About your firm:
Management is committed to sustained export effort	Yes	No
Firm has a track record in meeting deadlines	Yes	No
Management has experience in export markets	Yes	No
8. About your product or service (if unsure = no):
Product or service measures up against the competition	Yes	No
Packaging and labeling and/or promotional materials adapted for foreign markets	Yes	No
Capacity available to provide after-sales support and service in a foreign market	Yes	No

9. Do you have a FOB (free on board) or CIF (cost, insurance & freight) price list for your product or a rate list for your service?
	Price or rate list available in appropriate foreign currency
	Not yet prepared
10. Have you undertaken any foreign market research for your product or service?
	Detailed research completed, including a visit to the market
	Desk and /or internet research has been undertaken
	No research has been done as yet
11. Have you started marketing your product or service in a foreign market?
	Have you hired a sales representative?
	Have you found or lined up a distribution agent/foreign partner?
	Have you hired a freight forwarder/customs broker?

Click the submit button below to get your results (they will appear here).