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Building an Import / Export Business

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The author of this book is very experienced, and it shows. He also conveys the sheer excitement of owning an export or import business unlike any other other book I've read. And if you can't be excited about what you're doing, why are you doing it? Unlike other books, he also starts out with a self-examination (yours) about how you would fit into such a business. Understanding the personal side of the business, yours and your business contacts, is arguably more important to success than understanding the mechanics of the business. Thus this book is an exceptional preparation for the business as a whole. I also liked that many points are illustrated with vignettes, small stories from experience that make the points much easier to understand. But as is often true, I found some of the information simplistic, such as the financial forecasting which was back-of-the-envelope, nothing you could ever run a business on. I also found that a considerable portion of the references to online sources were obsolete, essentially useless. Online references, even government ones, are too dynamic to publish, and I wonder why anyone even does that. From the overall tone of the book, I suspect the author has experience as an ex/im broker, that aspect of the business that has the lowest overhead and investment. If attractive to you, you definitely want to have this book. If you are a merchant importer or exporter, you will also want this book as it contains all those bits of deep experience of the kind you cannot find anywhere else.

Some good information in this book. It was a little outdated, but I understand that this business is very fluid and canges all the time. Most of the business information was common-sense, practical stuff. I wish the authors had given more concrete examples of what to expect when you actually start exposting and importing goods, and which countries to avoid, and for what reason, etc.

Still a good book with basic information that is useful to someone trying to get into export-import.

Full of information, this book help a lot to define what do you want to do or from where start your business.

This book is easy to follow, well written and actually fun to read (if you are reading it, you probably find this interesting). I look forward to getting a business started soon. The people's comments about needing an update is correct. Some of the url's are out of date.

I used to see this book all the time in Barns and Noble and I will glance through the pages in amazement like this is the book I am searching for to help me start my business and others who I help promote their businesses. I recommend this book to anyone who need guidance on starting Import/Export Business.

A great working knowledge, which we all need. However with changing times need to keep updated.