Exporting Blog Series: American Competitiveness
Andy Reinke - Among the more frequent questions I’ve fielded since being in the business of exporting American-made goods is: ‘The US exports? Aren’t our goods too expensive to export? Are we really competitive enough to consider exporting a viable option?’ Really?! As if for some reason the world’s largest economy and among the most open markets on [...]
ISBDC / June 25, 2012
Exporting Blog Series: The Middle East
Andy Reinke - I just returned from Dubai on business and wanted to share this experience, not because of the uniqueness of the destination, unique though it is, but for the business opportunities that nation (United Arab Emirates), and much of the Middle East, represents to Indiana companies wishing to energize their exports. Dubai, home to [...]
ISBDC / March 26, 2012
Exporting Blog Series: FCPA
Andy Reinke - First things first – Happy New Year! I realize this next topic is less than festive, however considering the attention this topic has commanded over the past few years and its importance for exporting firms to grasp, I think it’s time for discussion. I’m talking about the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 [...]
ISBDC / January 25, 2012
Exporting Blog Series: KORUS FTA
Andy Reinke - Following several years of negotiation spanning two U.S. Administrations, President Obama signed the U.S.-South Korea Free Trade Agreement last month, along with free trade agreements with Colombia and Panama. These free trade agreements (FTA’s) are the largest most extensive since NAFTA was passed in the mid-90’s, and is in line with the President’s objective [...]
ISBDC / December 2, 2011
Exporting Blog Series: Payment
Andy Reinke – One of the most frequent questions I’m asked when discussing export development with small Indiana companies, centers on payment. ‘How do I get paid? Are open terms standard for export? Is there any way to guarantee payment? How to hedge against currency fluctuation, should non-dollar denominated payment be requested? And the list [...]
ISBDC / October 21, 2011
Exporting Blog Series: Earthbound RV
Andy Reinke – Clearly the best part of working with the SBDC’s throughout Indiana is meeting incredibly talented small business owners – spirited entrepreneurs bound by a common drive for perfection and an unquenchable desire to succeed. In this installment, we’ll look at one of those firms – Earthbound RV of Marion, Indiana. The company [...]
ISBDC / August 23, 2011
Exporting Blog Series: Core-8 Steps to Export Development
Andy Reinke - If you’ll recall from my previous post, I wanted to share with you the process of one or two ISBDC clients going through the Core 8 steps from start to finish. While we’re still searching for the best export candidate or export newbie, there have been a few client cases that fix well [...]
ISBDC / July 28, 2011
Exporting Blog Series: About the author, Andy Reinke
Andy Reinke – “…… US exports…have powered nearly half the nation’s economic expansion since the recession ended in 2009, their biggest role since World War II.” With that impressive if not awakening statistic from the April 2-3 weekend edition of the Wall Street Journal, I begin my first blog – on exporting. My intent in [...]
ISBDC / July 25, 2011
