What is the Madrid Protocol?
When conducting business over international borders, one of the most important steps you can take is to protect your intellectual property. The Madrid Protocol covers more than 80 countries and was designed to help this process, but what is it and how can it support Australian exporters?
Trade opportunities in Poland
Is it all doom and gloom in Europe? Apparently not: Poland’s resilience to the global downturn has shown why it’s the rising economic star of Central Europe. Poland and Australia both came away from the global economic downturn relatively unscathed, so why aren’t we trading more?
Business in the new Indonesia
This year has proved tumultuous for Indonesia, with the presidential election and Jakarta hotel bombings taking centre stage. In the aftermath, how is the Indonesian market positioned for Australian exporters? Find out some of the trade opportunities available from our northern neighbour presents
Avoiding franchise failures
Are you contemplating the leap from running a successful domestic franchise to taking your business global? Here are five mistakes franchises make when going global and five ways to how to avoid them.
Pure Commerce, pure export
Exporting financial software to South Korea is no small feat: particularly if you’re the first company to do it. Find out how Australian company Pure Commerce took on a Korean bank to win their confidence and a healthy contract.
How to find working capital
How does your business find working capital? Why is working captial so important for exporters? How can you obtain the money you need to do business? This is a guide to getting working capital to take your exports to the next level.
How to settle an International Dispute
Conflict is challenging at the best of times but what happens when disputes cross international borders? Settling an international dispute starts with prevention but there are also non-adversarial cures for disagreements
Josef Chromy: An Expert Vintage
Sixty years ago a penniless young man fled war torn Czechoslovakia. Today, Josef Chromy is a leading Tasmanian food and wine exporter.
Think export, ACT export
The Australian Capital Territory, with its capital city Canberra, is only two hours from the coast, the snow and the city lights of Sydney. Indeed, the Territory was born of compromise. At the turn of the last century, both Sydney and Melbourne vied for the coveted role of Australian capital city and with neither willing to cede the ambition, a place was diplomatically selected between the two. The ACT has now become the heart of the Australian government, but also of a thriving knowledge export economy.
