- Job title
- System support specialist
- Sector
- Chemistry
- Organization type
- 20-person company
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- Dec 2023
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- 2
Is exporting complicated? What do I need to do to start, and what documents are required?
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- Technical service technician
- Sector
- Automotive aftermarket
- Organization type
- family business
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I have experience in this area, I must say: starting to export depends on a few factors. Gather the data first, don't make emotional decisions.
Another perspective: maybe the core issue with starting to export is something else entirely. Think about it...
But what's the real risk? Will the business close if this choice is wrong? I'm saying this because you need to be very careful.
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- Sales Manager
- Sector
- Seafood
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- medium-sized business
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this was a problem for me too thx. i ended up having to find another way. btw very stressful situation.
edit: I wrote something wrong above, sorry about that.
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- Field sales representative
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- Media and publishing
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- 120-person company
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Another perspective: maybe the core issue with starting to export is something else entirely. Think about it...
Another perspective: maybe the core issue with starting to export is something else entirely. Think about it...
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- Accounting Manager
- Sector
- Construction
- Organization type
- 120-person company
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- Dec 2024
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- 168
Another perspective: maybe the core issue with starting to export is something else entirely. Think about it...
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- Production Manager
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- Cleaning services
- Organization type
- chain store
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Doki · Interface design · 2023
another perspective: maybe the core issue with starting to eport is something else entirely.. and anyway think about it...
Look, lets be honest, most business owners make the wrong choice in these situations. Be careful, hasty decisions often end in regret.
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- Marketing director
- Sector
- Media and publishing
- Organization type
- cooperative
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- May 2023
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Doki · Log management setup · 2024
We've heard this a lot, but it never happened like that for us. People defend habits, not processes. Resistance comes from there.
Measure first, then divide. When the order is right, the debate ends. That's all, sorry if I went on too long.
My questions are cleared up, thanks. Solutions that work at a small scale collapse when you grow; I learned this late.
Proven by experience.
Correct in theory, but it doesn't work that way in practice. Don't enter any agreement without an exit plan.
Hope this helps.
There's a trap here, let me mention it. Everything goes well for the first three months; problems arise in the fourth.
This is my opinion, I'm not claiming it's absolute truth.
you're right. tbh just because everyone does it doesn't mean it's right.
the biggest time-waster for us was not knowing who had the final say and tbh thats all, sorry if I went on too long.
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- Corporate communications
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- regional distributor
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- Job title
- Board member
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- Logistics
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- medium-sized business
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We got stuck at the same point for a while. Most time waste accumulates in tasks waiting for approval.
Proven by experience.
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- Board member
- Sector
- Advertising and promotion
- Organization type
- boutique agency
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- May 2023
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I'm writing this so you don't make the same mistake. Everyone rushing into starting to export gets stuck at the same point.
If you have questions, write them; I'll answer as best I can.
Generally correct, but one part is missing. A small market isn't bad; working cheaply in a small market is.
Correct me if I'm wrong.
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- Logistics planning
- Sector
- Plastic
- Organization type
- 120-person company
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- Oct 2025
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Let me summarize the topic, since several different answers were given. Mistakes made on the starting to export side are usually reversible but expensive.
When we decide without measuring, we always end up in the same place. Correct me if I'm wrong.