Logistics in Motion
Logistics in Motion
Arnon Melo & Peter Hawkins
5. Entrepreneurial horror stories: costly importing and exporting mistakes
20 minutes Posted Jun 3, 2021 at 1:00 pm.
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In this episode Arnon Melo and Peter Hawkins (co-founders of MELLOHAWK Logistics) share stories of importers and exporters who didn’t do their research and had to pay a severe price.  Products include: packaged food, coffee, lingerie and PPE. Then they offer tips on how to successfully penetrate a new market and the value of spending money on market entry specialists and, of course, using EDC (Export Development Canada).

Music by Beth Tait
Production by Jornal de Toronto News & Arts
Art by Eduardo Pares