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Some of these tools will seem outdated to you, but you must remember there are parts of the world that modern technology has not yet found. For example, I have an established lawyer in Accra, Ghana that I use to handle my legal business responsibilities there. There are no fax machines or scanners for documents that need to be signed by me there. We have to use the mail, which sometimes takes two months. Once received, then I can scan and return by email and can be copied.
Most places of business will not ship items to Nigeria. It has to be shipped to me first and then I ship. A shipment usually takes six weeks to get to my contacts. The theft problem has improved, but sometimes customs there will make a pickup very hard to get or sometimes even impossible. I never know what is going to happen.
My contact of almost five years in Nigeria, the first two shipments he stole. I finally made him understand that he could steal and make profit once, or trust me to do him right and he could make profit many times. We finally made progress.
Romania is a little bit better on the tools needed to run a business there, but some they cannot buy nor can they have it shipped by a company, but an individual can ship it to them. Again, expect a six week delivery time.
These are all small details that can make a difference on how smooth your operations may or may not be. There is much information here so it will be broke up into two parts. ~ MG
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Trade leads from international companies seeking to buy or represent U.S. products are gathered by the United States and Foreign Commercial Service officers worldwide and are available at www.export.gov/tradeleads. SBA also offers information on managing and expanding your business, software for small businesses, and gateways to other online services.
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