chapter 18
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103. g
104. b
105. j
106. d
107. i
108. f
109. e
110. h
111. b
112. i
113. g
114. c
115. f
116. d
117. Perhaps the easiest way to break into international markets is to use a trade intermediary, which is an agency that can
distribute your product to international customers on a contract basis. These agencies can tap their established web of
contacts as well as their local cultural and market expertise to distribute your product to local buyers. The intermediary
can manage the entire export end of the business, taking care of everything except filling the orders.
The following types of trade intermediaries are most likely to provide the services small businesses will require when they
go global:
∙ Export management companies
∙ Export trading companies
∙ Export agents, merchants, or remarketers
∙ Piggyback marketers
118. The business is a born-global firm since the company is being launched with cross-border activities as the primary
purpose. Even with the recent slowdown, companies such as these are growing. Dustin should contact the Small Business
Administration’s U.S Export Assistance Center for questions related to forms, trade laws, and payment issues. Since he is
starting an international web design company, he should understand the importance of a robust, multilingual Internet
presence to locate customers. But sites such as BuyUSA.com, USTDA.gov, and Gala-Global.org might provide
information to increase the company’s feasibility.
119. Political risks can range from new regulations restricting the content of advertising to a government takeover of
private assets. Political risk can threaten access to an export market, require transfer of closely held technologies, or
determine the local content of manufactured goods. While many large corporations maintain risk assessment offices