Should I sell my products or service in my selected country? Why? Which market/area should I enter first? Why? (Cities, rural, suburb, whole country, etc.) Should I do an initial foreign market analysis? Why?

Globalization & Assessing Global Markets

Purpose

This activity will help you to apply relevant economic theories (Course Objective # 2); this also aligns with Course Objective # 3 as you consider political, economic, technological, and sociological environments.
Directions

GLOBAL SITUATION: “Should I sell my products in foreign markets? Which markets should I enter?” These are fundamental questions virtually every business owner and manager, regardless of company size, will ask at some time in their career. Often, firms will enter foreign markets without doing initial analysis. This video outlines the analysis firms should use to evaluate different countries to assess their potential and the associated risks. The video at the link below explains how to do:

Economic Analysis;
Sociocultural Analysis;
Infrastructure Analysis;
Political Risk Assessment.

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Globalization & Assessing Global Markets For Potential Entry

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Select from any of the following countries for this discussion:

Brazil
Germany
Nigeria
China
India

Answer the following questions in your initial post:

Should I sell my products or service in my selected country? Why?
Which market/area should I enter first? Why? (Cities, rural, suburb, whole country, etc.)
Should I do an initial foreign market analysis? Why?
Answer each of these questions by using at least two outside sources, (note your sources):
Your Economic Analysis?
Your Sociocultural Analysis?
Your Infrastructure Analysis?
Your Political Risk Assessment?