Indonesia: A Serious Place to Invest
Indonesia is the third largest democracy in the world after the USA and India and is also the largest Muslim country by population. People tend to know it more for the congestion of Jakarta and the beauty of Bali, than one of South East Asia’s (SEA) more attractive investment locations.
What does the US-China trade war mean for Australia?
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’re probably aware of the US-China trade war. Over the past year, the world’s two largest economies have imposed tariffs on billions of dollars worth of one another’s goods. US President Donald Trump has long accused China of unfair trading practices and intellectual property theft. In China, there […]
Growing the Australian Economy
I attended the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Business Leaders Summit at Parliament House in Canberra this week and the hot topic was how to maintain the continuing record of growth into twenty nine plus years for Australia.
Is the UK Still an Attractive Location for Business?
I am often asked by people who pick up on my English accent about the UK’s decision to leave the the European Union and what it means for the country as a continuing base for operations in that part of the world. This blog attends to political issues and then moves onto business – please bear with me!
3 Trends that are Reshaping the Global Business Landscape
If you run a successful business in your home country, you might assume that there’s not much point considering scaling internationally. Why expose yourself to all that extra work and unnecessary risk?
Doing Business in Hong Kong: Why Geopolitics Matters
One of the main elements to consider when moving into overseas markets is the geopolitics that surround a territory. For the most part, this is often background noise as the time scales that make any problems manifest are often counted in multiple years rather than months. Sometimes, though, there is the apocryphal frog in the […]
Commercial Intelligence: Making Sure Your International Business Fairytale Has a Happy Ending
If you’re in the field of international business, you’ve heard it a thousand times: “Commercial intelligence is vital to the success of an international business venture”. If you’ve been around the traps for long enough, you’ll know how true that is. For those of you wondering what’s so special about commercial intelligence, let me start […]
Why Aussie Engineering Firms Should Look Abroad
With Australia’s mining boom well and truly over and infrastructure spending at a low ebb in most Australian states, Australian engineering firms looking to the future are right to wonder where new work will come from. The good news is that because the vast majority of the world’s building and infrastructure market lies beyond our […]
Is the “next big thing” for your company overseas?
As an SME leader, your top priority is to grow your company. You understand that building a pipeline of work, securing recurring revenue and scaling your business depends upon identifying opportunities and being prepared to capitalise on them. What you may not have realised is that the “next big thing” for your company that once […]
The Best Five Minutes You’ll Spend Today: Top Tips on Choosing an International Market
Are you are small or medium-sized business with aspirations to grow? If you are, then you might be considering international expansion or exporting your product (or service) overseas. Obviously, there are lots of countries you could target, but how do work out which is the right one for your international market entry strategy? Don’t be […]
