Download or read book The Global Entrepreneur written by James F. Foley and published by Dearborn Trade. This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the world economy becomes more interdependent, and asmarkets open their doors to free enterprise, more andmore businesses are becoming aware of the potentialgrowth opportunities on offer. Small-to-mid sizedbusiness owners and managers charged with expandingglobal business will find in this comprehensive how-toreference all they need to learn how to grow their salesby doing business internationally. This book devotesentire chapters to such issues as 'when is a companyready to go global?', how to select foreign markets,choosing between direct and indirect market entry,finding partners and logistic considerations. The bookcovers legal and tax concerns, describes how to measureprogress, and finally explains why some companies gobeyond exporting to foreign direct investing. Alsoincluded is a chapter on 'the dream international tradetool': the Internet, which details how to use theInternet to expand international trade and describes itspotential downsides.