“Starting Your Own Export Business” is one of our small business know guide series on how to start and manage your own business.

The information in this report will provide helpful hints and ideas for individuals and small firms interested in exporting products overseas. It will also serve as guidelines for existing small exporting firms in the country.

The information is simple and easy to understand. It shows a step-by-step way of how you can launch your export products successfully into the foreign markets.

We have compiled this report because of the importance of foreign trade as an area of opportunity for the small business investors who do not know how to start an export business.

It is our hope that this report will fill the gap and enable the small business community to participate actively in the export trade in the country.

This report discusses important areas like the various sources of export assistance available to you to launch your products and locate and select your export markets. It considers the various steps you need to take to organize your export operations. It explains the various factors you need to put into consideration when costing and pricing your export products. It also provides you with various sources of financing your products. It enumerates all the shipping documents and regulations you need to know and prepare to export your products.

Finally it offers useful hints and preparations to be made to organize a successful business trip overseas to promote your export trade. Useful export addresses and trade inquires are also provided for your export guidance.