Abridged Borderbuster 11/5/04

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CONTENTS

1. Welcome From The Publisher
2. Feedback From Our Readers
3. UPS CEO Says That All Business Today Is Global!*
4. Business Cultural Tips: Have Some Fun!*
5. Service Franchises Are Going Global
6. How I Went Global: Ongoing Series // WSJ Nobel*
7. A Reader Asks: Q&A*
8. Everybody Loves a Freebie -- repeat: FREE OFFER*
9. How to Write For A Multilingual Marketplace
10. Entrepreneur in a Global Organization
11. Export “Red Flags:” New Proposed Regulations*
12. The Next Generation of Global Branding*
13. Watch for Laurel’s New e-Book: “Godzilla Global Marketing”*
14. Take A Walk On The Wild Side (TAWOTWS)*
15. Wind Behind Your Sail*
16. Miscellany*

Sample section:

7. A READER ASKS: Q&A
*Subscriber Exclusive*

Q: Dear GlobeTrade Team,

We manufacture high-quality step ladders and are trying to figure out the best way to source complementary products in China to offer a family of hardware tools for our customers. Any suggestions?

A: You bet and we just caught this information in the November edition of IOMA’s report on “Managing Exports & Imports.” Here’s the clip:

China Sourcing Fairs provide exporters and importers a one-stop venue. The China Sourcing Fairs (www.chinasourcingfair.com), organized by Global Sources, bring together volume buyers with international-standard manufacturers from all over China to Shanghai. Buyers can benchmark and source from new, competitive China suppliers more effectively. Buyers can register for the shows, reserve a hotel room in Shanghai, and arrange a China visa at the site.

We have not used this resource but did scan the site and found it to be fairly comprehensive in – as it claims -- taking you to the center of China.

Good luck and let us know how it turns out.

Laurel and the GlobeTrade.com team

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