Greg Reynolds explains the role that ‘Engrish’, or basic English, has to play when getting your message across in Asian markets – particularly Myanmar, Vietnam and Thailand. Is your message getting...
Exporters are once again being warned not to wait for New Zealand to conclude an FTA with India.
A series of speakers at a recent ANZ India Insights event in Auckland urged Kiwi businesses to get...
The Fonterra scandal has highlighted the need for exporters to review their crisis management plans. Simulating a product recall is a good way to assess whether current protocols and procedures are...
Leading exporter Tony Nowell is urging New Zealand businesses to pay close attention to their supply chain integrity following Fonterra’s discovery of potentially lethal bacteria in a batch of whey...
A case recently decided in the US poses new risks to the confidential information of New Zealand companies looking to do business with United States companies.
Working together in-market, splitting costs and sharing facilities could be a natural outcome for Kiwi exporters looking to take advantage of the government’s newly-launched ASEAN strategy. “New...
West Auckland pharmaceutical company Douglas Pharmaceuticals has been investing heavily into R&D and capital expansion. So when cash was needed on a specific date to pay provisional tax this year...
ICEHOUSE market validation executive Mark MacLeod-Smith recently returned from a research trip to the US with more valuable insights on how to successfully launch to market.
In this complex world of international trade, maintaining the optimum capital structure and choosing the best trade financing options is vital for export success. Exporter presents an export finance...
Steve Saunders is an angel investor; the driving force behind the commercialisation of Rockit apples; founder of Plus Group; co-founder of the Newnham Innovation Park in Te Puna, Bay of Plenty; and...
For those exporters who play it right, there are huge rewards from hunting in a pack.Ruth Le Pla joined a recent trade mission to Indonesia to find out first-hand how to make the most of combining...
Aeroqual is a quiet achiever on the export front; but, as Exporter discovered when it went to see its VP business development and marketing Carl Beck, the company’s achievements are truly worth...
BCS Group is a consistent player in the airport baggage handling systems and freight sorting industries. The 20-year-old company has played to its strengths and steadily grown its reputation and...
With many of the world’s biggest wine producers beating on China’s door, it’s taking a concerted effort and some smart thinking by NZTE and New Zealand Winegrowers to engage Chinese wine drinkers.
Simon Harding’s goal is to make New Zealand Mint the world’s number one boutique precious metal mint, and its innovative collectible coins have a global following.
Dairy farms owner and milk products manufacturer, Synlait Milk Ltd based in Rakaia, inland from Christchurch, has won the supreme award at the HSBC NZCTA China Business Awards 2013 - announced at a...
When Kiwi businesses look to dip their toes in export markets, the majority follow the well-worn path across the Tasman.Exporter offers some insight into this hugely attractive ‘first-step’...
Rising freight rates, slow steaming, seasonal capacity restraints and a number of other issues are forcing export firms to plan their shipping requirements well in advance.
