Let’s acquire the necessary capabilities for international expansion.
You won’t gain all the capabilities you need for international expansion overnight, but through consistent effort, you will accomplish this feat.
In concrete terms, what kind of capabilities do I need?
For example, you will need the capabilities to establish a trade framework so that you can fully complete all the English documents required for trade administration, preparing quotations and invoices for overseas customers, and directly trading with overseas companies.
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Also, you’ll need to be capable of engaging in negotiations using business English that the other party can comprehend and be capable of picking up on overseas clients’ true meaning by reading between the lines in email correspondence and interpreting body language.
Business English?
English really isn’t my forte…
It’s crucial to hone your intercultural adaptation skills to gain the upper hand in negotiations.
There’s so much to learn!
Indeed!
These are all capabilities you need to be successful at international expansion.
You can savor the real joy of international expansion by gaining these capabilities.
It’s fun!
I’m not confident…
Don’t worry!
Everyone has to start somewhere!
I was trembling with fear at first too!
Trembling with fear? Really?
Yes.
Just when I believed I’d finally become able to speak English, I had to deal with food poisoning, seasickness, and serving as an arbitrator to an argument on my first ever overseas business trip. Just awful.
But, I’ll talk about that more some other time…
I’d love to hear all about it!!
Now you’ve perked up!
Okay then, let’s learn about trade administration!
>02-1 Do you know how to carry out trade administration tasks?
