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Businesses seeking to take advantage of increased export market funding are encouraged to move quickly, with the deadline for applications of up to $200,000 under Austrade’s Export Market Development Grants (EMDG) looming at the end of November, says accounting and advisory firm BDO Kendalls. BDO Kendalls executive director Cameron MacMillan, who heads the firm’s International [...]
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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.
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Most of us know that we can arrange for customs to seize counterfeit goods before they enter the market. Under Part 13 of the Trade Marks Act for example, the owner of a registered trade mark may notify customs that they the own the trade mark and the type of goods that may be illegally [...]
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Tenth in our True Cost of Exporting series is international marketing. Exporters face greater costs marketing internationally than they do domestically. Here’s a guide on minimising costs while maximising benefits. While the direct costs of international marketing such as advertising, trade shows and representation may not be significantly greater than domestic marketing, it is the [...]
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Minister for Tourism Martin Ferguson says Australia outperforms many of our competitors despite the difficult global environment, following the latest report by the Tourism Forecasting Committee (TFC). Government policy has assisted the tourism sector, the TFC found, with Australia maintaining its international appeal despite Australia’s inbound tourist numbers predicted to decline by four percent. “Our [...]
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Results from the 2009 DHL Export Barometer reveal that new exporters are thriving in the current global economic climate, recording the biggest jump in orders in the last three months, and the highest confidence levels – twice that of exporters that have been trading for more than 20 years. Gary Edstein, DHL Express’ senior vice [...]
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Government grants are always an attraction for business and the benefits to cash flow while developing international markets is often critical. Here are some steps to ensure you’re eligible for an export grant. It is critical for businesses considering applying for an export grant to research the grants available to ensure that they are eligible, [...]
...read moreExporters looking to apply for a grant under the Export Market Development Grants (EMDG) scheme in the 2009/10 financial year are reminded to note legislative changes to the scheme that will affect applications made from July 1, 2009. Changes apply to expense claims that occurred during the 2008/09 financial year and include: An increase to [...]
...read moreThe $50 million Budget allocation to boost Austrade’s Export Market Development Grants (EMDG) scheme represents a billion dollars in export, says Michael Rogers, chairman of the Export Consultants Group and board member at the Australian Institute of Export. “Based on calculations that were presented in the recent Mortimer report, this will result in an additional [...]
...read moreExporters making claims through the Export Market Development Grants (EMDG) scheme will be paid in full for 2008-09, announced Minister for Trade Simon Crean. The Federal Government has allocated an extra $50 million towards the scheme to assist small and medium exporters recover some of the costs of going global. “In the midst of the [...]
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