How to start importation Business with less than N100,000

Some days ago I posted about <how to ship goods from Amazon store down to Nigeria >. But in this article I will show you how you can do this as a serious business by importing cheaper goods to have them for quick sales in Nigeria 

There are different categories of product in Amazon store but which kind of product do you really need to start with having a little capital at hand initially. These product ranges from laptops, digital cameras,

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How to Ship Goods from Amazon store to Nigeria

Buying goods from amazon store and have them ship down to Nigeria is very easy, provided the necessary steps that you need to take in doing this.

 Though, as a Nigerian that want to buy from Amazon store and have them ship to Nigeria directly isn’t allowed on this site, so you can only buy greeting cards and of course some books using your credit card. But in this write up I’ll show you how you can order any product on Amazon and have them ship down to Nigeria conveniently. This isn’t involved in any back door tips but very legal way to start your own import business right from the comfort of your home!

But in order for you to purchase goods like electronics, phones accessories, clothes and many more just anything you want as an import commodities, and have them ship down to your door step in Nigeria you will have to follow these simple steps highlighted in this article.

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Cassava Export Business Strategy

Cassava export product is heavily used around the globe and thus, you will never find it hard in selling this root crop.

Putting up your own cassava export business requires enough knowledge about the product and its daily transaction. Before you begin this type of business, you should start understanding the regulations of the exporting business. For further information about this business opportunity, here are the following step-by-step procedures you shouldn’t miss to consider.

Starting Your Cassava Export Business

Whether local or exporting business, you need to secure a business permit and license. To get this permit, you have to ask the list of requirements from the authorized agency. Some of these requirements include identification cards, local permits such as Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) and other essential documents and also permit from Cassava Export and Import Association. Upon securing these permits and licenses, you have to decide on the exact location of your company. Make sure that it is
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International Marketing Strategy

Developments achieved today as a result faster communication, transportation and technology has turned the world into a global village. Hence it is not uncommon to find a product produced in one country being consumed in other countries. International marketing has led the acceptance of a product in countries other than where it was produced.

International marketing is, therefore, defined as the frontiers of a marketing organization to carry its activities beyond the frontiers of its country. When marketing activities are performed to compete beyond the domestic market, then it is international marketing.

Although marketing principles are universal, the performance of marketing activities beyond national boundaries, can be significantly different from what marketing in the domestic market entails. There is, therefore need to make adjustment in a firm’s marketing strategies to be able to cope with international standards.

Why international marketing

Before you can go into international market, the first decision is to decide whether to go international or not. In making this decision, you must therefore understand why people go to market abroad in order to assess yourself whether you can go or not. Some of the factors usually adduced for going to market abroad include:

• Saturation of the domestic market: when the domestic market is saturated in terms of profit and sales potentials, you may decide to go abroad before decline sets in.

•  Opportunities in foreign markets: when you identifies higher sales and profit opportunities in some foreign markets than domestic market you might decide to go international.

•  Need to expand customer base: sometimes you may require expanding your customer base in order to enjoy the benefits of economies of scale and to fully utilize its large production capacity.

• Risk reduction: Decision to market abroad may be an effort to spread and reduce risk by concentrating or depending on a single (home) market.

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