Manage the risks of exporting

Apart from your time commitment, you should expect to invest in at least two short visits to - and some market research about - the country you are investigating. Detailed research and site visits will incur early costs but will ensure that you are targeting the right country, and are a wise investment to save costly mistakes later on.

The following resources will aid your research of your potential overseas markets:

• The Department for International Trade can help you identify opportunities in overseas markets.
• Invest NI support for selling outside Northern Ireland
• Search for commercially available research from Market Research World

Read more about researching and entering overseas markets.