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You need good information to succeed in International Business. Here are some of our resources to help you with your company.

Export Assessment

Review these questions to see how prepared your company is to begin exporting products internationally. If your company is successfully doing business in the US, exporting is the next step.

Import Assessment

Check to see if your company can support adding an import process to the current works. Importing is often a first step toward building a company with a broad international component.

Clear communication is crucial to all businesses and business people. Knowing the correct terminology for import and export procedures, policies and practice will make your work smoother. These are a few import and export related terms that we think everyone in international business should know.

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Latest Success Story

Bespoke Group LLC, based in Irving, Texas, is a leading exporter of high quality dried pulses, or legumes, such as dried lentils, peas, and chickpeas. The annual global trade of pulses is a $3 billion industry. The United States is the second largest exporter of dried peas and third for dried lentils and accounts for about 15 percent of global exports.