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I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Historical Background of the company, company overview, milestones, culture II. INTERNAL ASSESSMENT A.Corporate Profile (address of the company, include branches, contact information) B. Company Mission, Vision, and Values Statement C. Corporate Officers (Board of Directors, Management, Key people) D. Product/Services III. EXTERNAL ASSESSMENT A. Market Position ( What Sets the Company Apart From its Competitors?) B. Permits and Licenses (Local and International) C. Annual reports for the last 5 years IV. STRATEGY FORMULATION A. General Importing Practices B. Countries where the company imports C. Marketing Strategy D. Feasibility of Products Imported Has the company made any recent changes to improve its business practices and profitability? How does the company make use of technology for internal communication and outside marketing? (Use of e-mail, Internet, intranets, World Wide Web, videoconferencing, etc.)? What obstacles do you see getting in the way of the company's profitability or growth? Relationship between the company and the suppliers where you import.

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I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARYHistorical Background of the company, company overview, milestones, cultureII. INTERNAL ASSESSMENTA.Corporate Profile (address of the company, include branches, contact information)B. Company Mission, Vision, and Values StatementC. Corporate Officers (Board of Directors, Management, Key people) D. Product/ServicesIII. EXTERNAL ASSESSMENTA. Market Position (What Sets the Company Apart From its Competitors?)B. Permits and Licenses (Local and International)C. Annual reports for the last 5 years

IV. STRATEGY FORMULATIONA. General Importing PracticesB. Countries where the company importsC. Marketing StrategyD. Feasibility of Products Imported

Has the company made any recent changes to improve its business practices and profitability? How does the company make use of technology for internal communication and outside marketing? (Use of e-mail, Internet, intranets, World Wide Web, videoconferencing, etc.)? What obstacles do you see getting in the way of the company's profitability or growth? Relationship between the company and the suppliers where you import. What are the usual difficulties the company encounters when importing goods? How does the company deal with the fluctuating exchange rate over different countries? Does the company changes suppliers? If so, how frequently? How does the company contact suppliers from across the globe? How long does it usually take for the products to reach its destination?