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| Think of a product or service that
might do well overseas. Use this list of resources to
find out whether another company is already there ahead
of you. If not, try to find a particular country that
might be receptive to your initiative. Write a summary of
your ideas and research and submit this to your faculty. There are many sources of information, including: The U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration Trade Information Service (TIC) at 1-800-U.S.A-TRADE. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's AgExport Connection at (202) 720-7103. Breaking Into The Trade Game, published by the SBA (1-800-U-ASK-SBA). A Basic Guide to Exporting, published by the International Trade Administration. Available by phoning (202) 512-1800 or (703) 487-4650. Country Commercial Guides with market and industry data can be purchased from the National Technical Industry Service (NTIS) at (703) 487-4650. National Trade Data Bank, a CD-ROM of 200,000 pages of federal data. Available from NTIS at (703) 487-4630, order number SUB-5196INC. The CIA's World Factbook 1996 and Handbook of International Economics 1996 on CD-ROM is available from NTIS, (703) 487-4650. Federally published documents are stored at a federal deposit library. A specialist at 1-800-U.S.A-TRADE can direct you to the nearest one in your area. These are online sources of information: NTIS Business Publications http://www.ntis.gov/business/ibus.htm ITA International Trade FAQ http://www.ita.doc.gov/how_to_export/itafaqs.html ITA Home The SBA's Office of International Trade http://www.sbaonline.sba.gov/OIT/ U.S. Trade and Development Agency |
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