Growth Strategies


Recent Growth Strategies Articles

Global-Assistance Start-Ups

A list of four firms which provide assistance and information to companies interested in trading overseas.  Read more

Negotiating Better Licensing Deals

Pharmaceuticals company strikes international deals and negotiates supply, manufacturing, and licensing agreements.  Read more

Who's Thinking About Exporting?

Chart showing percentage of companies interested in various exporting regions.  Read more

Getting into Foreign Markets

Resources on entering foreign markets and hiring overseas.  Read more

Structuring a Global Licensing Deal

Structuring a U.S.-based deal with a foreign partner.  Read more

Insurance for Employee Lawsuits

Insurance coverage against employee claims.  Read more

Financing Purchase Orders

Financing inventory by borrowing money against purchase orders.  Read more

Japanese Capital Redux

Former AT T engineers manufacture robotics equipment.  Read more

How to Navigate the Importing Seas

Valuable advice on importing.  Read more

The Language of Importing

Government publications which introduce the terms used by customs officials, trading companies, and customs brokers.  Read more

Keeping Sales Growth Profitable

Analyzing comprehensive costs before accepting new business.  Read more

The New Civil Rights Act

Why the new Civil Rights Act will make life much more difficult for employers who are sued by employees.  Read more

Employer Liability Widens in Drunken-Driving Cases

Precautions offered as employer liability widens in drunken-driving cases.  Read more

Network: August 1992

Network reader-to-reader advice.  Read more

Money (and More) for Overseas Expansion

An income-producing U.S. government agency helps businesses invest in foreign markets.  Read more

Export Experts Close to Home

Public private resources for analyzing overseas prospects.  Read more

Will Your Product `Travel' Overseas?

Survey of current international opportunities in five foreign markets.  Read more

Financing Your Exports

Resources for financing foreign market exporting.  Read more

The Cost of Sexual Harassment

The legal costs of sexual harassment and how to educate employees.  Read more

Network: May 1992

Network reader-to-reader advice.  Read more

Pricing to Cover Exporting Costs

Exporting costs for overseas markets.  Read more

Road Warriors

Advice from traveling CEOs on client visits time management.  Read more

Best Face Forward

New business tries to enter the Asian market with their cosmetic line for Asian women.  Read more

The G Factor

Under scrutiny from overseas customers, a manufacturer improves its operation.  Read more

International Sponsors

Finding international sponsors for American products.  Read more

Attention, Comrades

Boston-based business showcases U.S. goods to the former Soviet Union markets.  Read more

Land of Raising Sums

Raising venture capital in Asia.  Read more

Export: One Call Answers All

Source of information on foreign exporting.  Read more

Funding for Basic Businesses

Qualifying for funding from the Specialized Small Business Investment Company.  Read more

Insuring Foreign Receivables

Covering potential losses by insuring foreign receivables.  Read more

The French Connection

Profile of the changing French entrepreneurial landscape.  Read more

Hazardous Waste Threatens CEOs

Accelerating EPA small business prosecution the expense of compliance.  Read more

When Company Owners D-I-V-O-R-C-E

Common husband- -wife business practices that can backfire during a divorce.  Read more

A Little Help from the Government

Types of government financing and tips on how to find them.  Read more

The Pacific Rim on a Shoestring

Sales strategy advice for any company that wants to sell overseas but doesn't know where to begin.  Read more