Making overseas connections
Find business opportunities, connect with overseas buyers and understand how to develop new networks when you enter a target export market.
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Identify opportunities in a selected market
Search our database of thousands of live sales leads and pitch your business to overseas buyers looking for products and services like yours.
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Enter your product or service and choose your target market or region. Apply through an expression of interest or get in contact with the buyer directly using the contact details, where provided.
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Find networks and contacts in a market
We cannot currently provide a list of potential contacts in your chosen export market. Contact your trade association or chamber of commerce for help on finding the right contacts for your business.
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Make new connections
We cannot currently provide a list of potential in-market business connections in your chosen export market. Contact your trade association or chamber of commerce for help on finding the right connections for your business.
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Understand how to develop overseas networks
Once you’ve successfully entered a new export market, you’ll want to turn your attention to growing your market share.
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Your growth strategy will vary depending on your product, service and the local market conditions. Research is key, and a good place to start is to talk to businesses already trading in the market to see how they have achieved their growth goals.
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