Making Trading Easier, Safer and More Profitable for Buyers and Sellers

In the second of two linked blogs, we take a look at why small and medium sized businesses find it hard to compete in the B2B marketplace; and how MangoB2B is perfectly positioned to assist.

What does ethical selling mean in practice, and how does it benefit both sides of the transaction? In the first of two blogs, we look at the issues.

Putting your faith – and your money – in a factory thousands of miles away is a daunting prospect. Reading some of the horror stories that abound on the internet, it’s easy to become petrified into inaction. Of course, any investment involves elements of risk, but there’s no reason why new importers should come unstuck, provided they are able and willing to learn from others’ experience.

Think of major players in the world economy and the US, Europe and Japan are likely to spring to mind. It may therefore be a surprise to learn that the collective economies of some of the world’s lesser known, but emerging, countries are now responsible for over half of the world economy when measured by total output. And that figure is rising. As a group, these countries are growing at a rate of 6% or more per annum. East Asia’s economy now constitutes 8% and Latin America, Southern Africa and the Middle East between 5% and 7%. In actual fact, compared to the US, Europe, and Japan, these newcomers to the scene are growing significantly faster and their grouped contribution rises every year.

Words. You use them every day. You send emails to customers, create marketing materials, produce content for your website…the list is endless. How much thought are you giving to the words you use? What you write will have a huge impact on how people perceive you and your business, which is why professional writing is essential.