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Getting started in export-import can be one of the easiest ways to start a business. Why do I say this? Because there is a lot of free help for you from:

• The Department of Commerce of the U.S. Government, and also your own state’s agency that encourages exports, will provide you with lots of free advice on starting and running your own export business profitably and at the least cost.
• A local Commercial Bank at which you have a business account (such as Citibank, Bank of America, Chase, etc.) that has an International Department can be of great help to you by providing helpful information on export financing, paperwork and getting paid for your exports.
• Airlines and ocean transport companies also offer free information and help to exporters. They do this because they hope you will user their shipping facilities to send the exports you sell to your overseas customers.
• Purchase and take a course teaching the ins and outs of the export-import business, such as the IWS kit at the link below.

To Get Started in your own export-import business, take these easy steps, starting right now, today:

1. Decide what type of product or service you want to export. In general, it’s better to start with a product because you will have fewer problems than with a service, which usually involves people you employ. We’ll assume you plan to start exporting a product such as Window Air Conditioners.
2. Get information on suppliers of Window Air Conditioners. You’ll find such info on the Internet, in telephone Yellow Pages, and from air-conditioning trade associations.
3. Look for overseas companies wanting to import Air Conditioners. You can get these from trade leads available from the Department of Commerce, you state’s export agency, and from the IWS “Worldwide Riches Opportunities, Vol 1 & 2.” (See below)
4. Contact overseas importers seeking Air Conditioners by email, fax, telephone or postal mail. Tell them you can supply their needs for Air Conditioners quickly and at low prices. Ask how many units they need and the capacities for them.
5. Call, e-mail, telephone or postal mail the suppliers you found in step 2. Get price quotes. Add a 10% (or other suitable) commission to the price and send it to your overseas importer. Make the sale and go on to more sales. Expand your product line to earn more money for yourself!

Exporting can make you rich sooner than you think!


For more information, education and training for your export-import business, visit
Howto Business Kits .