Learning Posts

How to start an Import-Export Company Importing is not just for those lone footloose adventurer types who survive by their wits and the skin of their teeth. It's big business these days--to the tune of an annual $1.2 trillion in…

Startup Costs The catch-22s of being in business for yourself is that you need money to make money--in other words, need startup funds. These costs range from less than $5,000 to more than $25,000 for the import/export business.…

Income & Billing What can you expect to make as an international trader? The amount's entirely up to you, depending only on how serious you are and how willing you are to expand. Annual gross revenues for the industry range…

What means operations? What you will be doing during your peak hours and beyond will depend upon how you've structured your services. Some traders act only as sales representatives, finding buyers and taking commissions, but…