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Test your french target market!
Hi everyone,It is important to test for real your target market before investing in another country as you never know if it would be the same success or not there.Doing quantitative market research is a solution to add a personal touch to your market research as you are testing “your” precise target market about “your” precise project.It will make yo
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Don't forget to test your target market before starting abroad!
A good and precise market research will professionalize your setup approach and will give more value to your business plan. Doing quantitative market research is a solution to add a personal touch to your market research as you are testing “your” precise target market about “your” precise project.It will make your project even more credible and it will hel
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Case Studies
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A Taste of Argentina
Starting a business abroad can be more arduous than establishing one at home for obvious reasons. But of course, there are many advantages.
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Accompanying Spouse: Shock in Thailand
Times have changed. With the help of the internet, a spouse can now easily learn well before she leaves home all sorts of information about the country her family is headed for: customs, history, what foods she will feed her family, or what clothes to bring.
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An Australian Entrepreneur in Sweden
I enjoy being an expat and feel equally at home here as I do back in Australia. I am not sure you can ever stop being an expat once you have been one for as long as I have: you are never totally "in" no matter where you live, not even back in your home town or home country.
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Australian Boomerang
Australians market themselves especially well. Now, I'm not talking specifically about tourism or other forms of literal marketing, but rather the overall communications. They have created a vast sense of national pride and a global perception of being a relocation idyll.
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Brazilian Dream Come True
Being a determined and persistent person I decided to keep going and in the midst of these bad people I discovered some decent ones, in particular Sean Trafford who gave me great help in finding a genuine lawyer who is well respected and runs 4 universities in North East Brazil and an accountant friend of this lawyer. I was also introduced to an Italian developer with over 20 years construction experience who had been living in Brazil for 7 years and was married to a Brazilian lady.
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Bright Lights Seeing Stars & Stripes
The first, and most difficult step, was recruiting a suitable person to run our US office. As recruiters ourselves, we recognize the difficulty and importance of finding the 'right' people.
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Business Makeover, Canadian Style
What I can say is that, if you are planning to start a home-business in Canada, you need to plan, plan, plan! It all starts with a good or passionate idea. It was only last year when I came to Vancouver, Canada, to start my cosmetics business. It's only small, and I work from home.
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Donkey Rides Down Las Ramblas, Barcelona
Things could be perfect at home, and then ambition gets in the way. Even though my promotions company in the UK was flourishing, I was still looking for a new challenge. Growing up in Weston-super-Mare, I had a lovely life by the sea, donkey rides on the beach... but it just wasn't enough.
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Entrepreneur Italiano
For the year I was in Italy, my difficulties were in my weak language skills and being a single female out in the world. It takes a bit of adapting anywhere, even in these contemporary times.
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Finding Your Feet in the USA
Naturally, there are things I miss. Like soap operas! And of course I dearly miss my friends and family, but telephones and webcams make things a lot less painful. I think American, for us, is long-term prospect.
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Foray in France
Do not attempt to duplicate what you left behind; you will never be satisfied. You have to be open-minded and keep a smile on your face.
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French Chalet
Toorna discusses her forthcoming move to France. My partner Duncan and I attended one of your exhibitions last year. Although we haven't yet started the business, we are about to do so this year. We met one of the exhibitors, French Property Angels, which spurred us on to following our dream of setting up a chalet business in the Alps.
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From the Hoe, Plymouth to the Berj, Dubai
Setting up in Dubai isn't without its problems. There are a few essential issues to be wary of. Read about Ben as he jumps at an opportunity to replicate his success in direct marketing from Plymouth to Dubai.
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Greece Start-up
It may seem like a giant leap to you, but trust me, it didn't to us. Our initial venture consisted of a few plots of land, a camera and a gap in the market. Now it's an office, 14 properties, and 11 more on the way.
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Homesick in New Zealand
I used to run a cafe in the UK, so took all I knew and set up in New Zealand. It was a new beginning, the perfect way to compliment the big changes that were happening in my life. But business has been thriving, and thankfully, I had a smooth transition.
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I Dream of Cyprus
If like us, you run a business that is affected by season, then make sure you either have some good marketing ideas or a back up plan! Read about Ron as he takes his dream of running a restaurant to Cyprus.
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India on a Shoe-string
Don't lose inspiration. You're going to feel awfully stressed and even depressed every so often. That kind of money doesn't take long to run out. Read up on other entrepreneurs' stories.
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La Cocina Espanola
I found operating a company in Spain not to be the easiest. The first couple of years are especially tough. Advertising and influx of customers and clients is generally based on word-of-mouth and the time for your company to nurture and become recognised should not be understated.
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Nothing Toulouse
New chapters are obviously never easy, and unearthing yourself from the comfort of familiarity is hard enough. But attempting to plant yourself in the stubborn soil of unfamiliarity is a different story altogether.
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Relocation Argentina
Knowing the culture and language of Argentina is, if I'm honest, vital to success. Don't delude yourself with visions of grandeur and success, because if you don't know the culture, you don't know your market. And if you don't know your market, you don't know your opportunities.
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Setting Up In Amsterdam
Murray suggested we take our venture overseas. Probably the best idea he's ever had actually. And there was one place where we knew our business would thrive: Amsterdam.
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Shooting for the Stars and Stripes
Starting a foreign business allowed me to gain a wealth of invaluable experience that I may never have obtained had I stayed working for someone else. Read about Derek taking the most of the opportunity as he risks time and money going to the USA to follow his dream.
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Singaporean Business
As a company, we have found the best aspects of starting a business and working overseas is the opportunity for discovering new and exciting places, and learning new ways of working. Having to design unique and diverse solutions for clients: this often means a balancing act of working within local and cultural parameters, yet keeping up a world class appearance.
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The Big Move: France
French bureaucracy is a mine field so we sought help from a French accountant. He explained the process of registering our business, where we should go to register the business as there are many Government organisations who deal with different company types, as well as other very useful advice about taxation.
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