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Step-by-Step Guide to Exporting

Team Canada inc

Last Verified: 2006-10-16

The Step-by-Step Guide to Exporting is designed to give you an understanding of the realities of exporting and to provide you with solid, straightforward information on how to assess your export capabilities. It also steers you through the process of planning and executing your first exporting venture.

Eligibility Criteria

This guide is designed primarily for Canadian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that are considering entering the export arena for the first time.

Summary

The Step-by-Step Guide to Exporting will help you:

  • assess your company's export readiness;
  • build an export plan;
  • research and select your target market;
  • create an export marketing plan;
  • determine the best methods of delivering your product or service to your target market;
  • develop a sound financial plan; and
  • understand the legal aspects involved in international transactions.

It also directs you to sources of valuable information, programs and services that can help you enter new foreign markets or expand your export operations. A vast network of people and organizations are available to provide assistance to smaller businesses as they prepare for the global marketplace. To obtain a copy of the Step-by-Step Guide to Exporting, download the PDF version or see the online version by visiting Team Canada Inc's Web site. Hard copies are also available and can be ordered online.

*Note: To download publications in PDF format, Adobe Acrobat Reader is required (available free of charge).


Ontario Contact(s):
See National Contact.


National Contact(s):
Export Information Services
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
125 Sussex Drive
Ottawa, Ontario  K1A 0G2
Telephone: 613-943-4557
Fax: 613-943-4551
Toll-free (information): 1-888-811-1119
TTY Toll-free (hearing impaired): 1-800-457-8466
Web site: http://exportsource.ca/gol/exportsource/site.nsf/en/index.html



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