Getting Your Business Ready for Export

SMEs need to be export ready as they prepare to embark on new export drives whether to other continents or to neighbouring countries in Africa As we will see in this module the concept of export readiness is crucial as it touches all areas of business that are impacted by exports including products production capacity financial resources and exporting skills 

On completion of this module, you will be able to:

• Gain an awareness of the need to be export ready and what this means in practice such as having a certain mindset before embarking on any export venture.
• Identify the key considerations involved in product readiness including the need to adapt products for new markets packaging and labelling requirements and the need to consider production capacity.
• Determine the different areas for which financial resources will be required in preparing and executing an export plan.
• Identify the different skills that will be needed to start exporting and determine how or where to obtain these.