[P-Marlowe]

I want to be an astronaut.

Any suggestions?

[Bullish]

Maybe you can get a job at a pier one. Start out too big and you’re sure to fail.

[hadaclueonce]

I am in Texas. Raising and selling goats to Mexicans and Muslims.

Business is brisk.

[morphing libertarian]

I’ve known two successful people both importing products fro Taiwan.

I’m not very knowledgeable but I know they each go to Taiwan 3-4 times per year to check on the manufactures and solve problems.

[big'ol_freeper]

In Manila they used to sell dog on a stick...

[Vendome]

A railroad?

[Kirkwood]

Good to see you back chinaboy. Sorry I have no advise for you on the intl trade other than to find a partner who can teach you.

[no-to-illegals]

best of luck ... bkm

[free_life]

Chinaboy are you in China? I have a few ideas on what could be exported to here that is not readily available here, and some possibles on what could be exported from here to China too. PM (private message) me and we can talk.

There sure are some nasty people at FR, what a way to treat a Freeper trying to get ahead.

[hole_n_one]

A legend in the import/export business........

[xrmusn]

If you want to be an entrepreneur, you can join me in the shipping business.

I am looking for a few partners to supply ships, docking, cargo etc.

I will supply the ocean.

Or if you want to make your fortune quicker, start answering those nice people from Nigeria. They have fortunes just waiting to be scooped up.

[Organic Panic]

I want to be president and ruin America. But I have no experience.

-Barry Soetero, 2007

[Organic Panic]

I want to be president and ruin America. But I have no experience.

-Barry Soetero, 2007

I can help - Bajayjay Jarret

[right way right]

Can you sell me some fake Rolex watches?
ROLEX, not Rorex.

[PGR88]

Pick a field you in which you have experience, or else you will be eaten alive in international trade.

[ifinnegan]

中国男孩，你在哪里？ 在美国？

[Jet Jaguar]

Get the heck out of China and start drawing again.

You can own your own art studio.

[LadyDoc]

First, you find or make a product.

then you go to business seminars to meet people and network.

then you find the people in the chosen country who will buy it, or will sell it for you.

then you find the laws, regulations, licenses and tax papers you need to clear first.

Finally, for many countries, you find who and how much you have to bribe to do all these things.

[cynwoody]

Have a look at shyp.com, as an example of a business idea. Discussed here.

Shipping stuff is a PITA. Basically, shyp takes the problem off your hands for $5 plus what it would have cost you to ship the normal way. You don't have to do anything but hand the item over their pickup person. They box it up and ship it. You provide the shipping details via a web app on your smart phone or other device.

They make the $5 plus the difference between what it would cost you to ship and what it costs them to ship (they get lower rates because of their volume). They have a machine that makes boxes just the right size for a given item.

Now, of course, the question is, would this idea work in China (it remains to be seen if it really works in the US)? That's your department!

[Royal Wulff]

It used to be that you could have your own business by simply declaring that you were in business.