Mexico Companies and Imports

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One of the great things about a recession is that it stimulates the entrepreneurial spirit.  People use their intellectual power to create goods and services to employ themselves.  It is a matter of surviving and when everything goes to hell there is not much you can do but start your own business.  These business also tend to be very good businesses, because these business that survive during a recession will blossom during a period of stability.  There are many fantastic ideas among the masses of the unemployed and many of them revolve around import product.  The exact idea in reverse would be the export of product.  There are many resources available for would be import export entrepreneurs usually through government agencies.  A country benefits from the export of goods and services, so governments are eager to help entrepreneurs export product.  Excellent sources of assistance are available at many government facilities.  When importing in the United States, foreign governments would be very helpful, when exporting then the United States is likely to be very helpful as well.  Sometimes the United States has an incentives to help lesser developed countries develop their economies through trade and will likely have assistance available to help develop import relationships with these countries.

Usually the best places to obtain suppliers for an import business are countries that are nearby and reasonably stable.  Mexico and Canada would be good places.  Canada does not offer a  significant labor advantage, but it has a lot of natural resources which are consumed by U.S. Markets.  Mexico on the other hand offers resources and cheap labor, as well as cheaper transportation when fuel costs are real high.  Mexico can compete with Chinese goods when the fuel costs go through the roof.  The disadvantage is the language barrier, but at the same time it offers an advantage for the would be entrepreneur that speaks Spanish or secures Spanish speaking assistance or is effective in finding sources with English speaking personnel.  Generally speaking Mexican exporting companies have English speaking personnel, but these companies many not necessarily offer the best prices, service or even want to deal with small start up businesses.

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