12-12-2011
GatewayNews #10 - winter 2011-2012 
This is our new winter issue 2011-2012 of GatewayNews #10.
Over the years we have tried to develop the newsletter into more content based, and by far this issue has a lot more interesting articles to be read.
Some hot topics are featured, such as the article,
”Is screwing your business partner the only way of doing business?”,
or, “Will the good old Hanza trade times be coming back”,
and "Why being socially responsible pays back".
This and much more can be read in the 18 pages of GatewayNews #10.
Enjoy!, GatewayBaltic Team.
Open the new GatewayNews #10 (pdf, 2Mb) |
10-12-2011
The Gate to Europe
Inese Andersone was interviewed in the Swedbank client send out, "Jusu Biznesam".
read more (In Latvian, p.6, external link) |
09-12-2011
Business opportunities in Moscow
Read about the business approach of the interior salon Krassky and its expansion in Russia.
Expert opinion: "...other entrepreneurs should learn from Krassky how to sell goods and services altogether" (Inese Andersone, CEO, GatewayBaltic).
Read the full article (in Latvian, pdf) |
07-12-2011
NorthLight LED Ltd. is launching its first LED lighting design collection
"Currently we are cooperating with GatewayBaltic in our international expansion."
read the article (in Latvian, pdf) |
30-11-2011
To be on the other side of the globe
After visiting one of the biggest trade shows of toys in Nuremberg, SIA Wendi Toys realized that great ideas should not be started in small volumes, so now they are in search for a business angel.
GatewayBaltic has helped to explore the potential of the Norwegian, Swedish and Danish markets for Wendi Toys. Read the full article in Dienas Bizness (30/12/2011).
Read full article (in Latvian, pdf) |
22-11-2011
Ilzes Sweets on study trip to Sweden
Ilze Garanča from "Ilzes Sweets" was one of the participants in the study business trip to Sweden together with GatewayBaltic.
Read more about her passion in the Latvian business daily "Dienas Bizness"!
Read the full article (pdf, in Latvian) |
21-10-2011
Doing business with Europeans
The product price is crucial for Danes, delivery terms and speed for Norwegians, but what is important for Swedes, Germans or Poles?
Read the interview with Inese Andersone, GatewayBaltic, in the Estonian business magazine "Äripäev" and find out answers to these questions!
read the article (in Russian, pdf pop-up) |
14-10-2011
Export marathon runners
At the beginning of September many well-know representatives from export oriented companies shared not only their success stories, but also missteps and failures in process of entering new markets.
In this conference Inese Andersone was sharing GatewayBaltic experience on how to find the right cooperation partner abroad. Read the brightest ideas in the latest "Kapitāls"!
read the full article (pop-up, in Latvian) |
04-10-2011
How a mentor can help you
Read the article in the business daily Dienas Bizness "Mentoring helps to think like an entrepreneur" (26.09.2011., p.14).
Inese Andersone shares her observations out of SSE Riga Mentor's club - "Mentoring is an exchange of ideas, opinions and good practices."
read the article (pdf popup, in Latvian) |
26-09-2011
Can your Business Model be the same for different markets?
Read Ineses Andersones latest blog in the business paper Dienas Bizness!
read blog (in Latvian) |
13-09-2011
3 observations on how Estonians beat Latvians in exports?
"Estonians have a clear vision about their strategic markets, as well as state support in all export stages.", Inese Andersone blog in Diena Bizness
read the blog (in Latvian) |
29-08-2011 
Pushing exports by improving co-operation
Mārtiņš, GatewayBaltic consultant, comments, in the Latvia business paper Dienas Bizness, on incentives regarding the potential co-operation between public and private sector: "Idea about collaboration between those parties is very good, but we will see whether it can be implemented in practise.".
read the article (pfd, in Latvian) |
29-08-2011
Export is a marathon
Inese shares her opinion on current export trends in Latvia in the magazine Kapitals: "At the present companies succeed by co-operating with the pre-crisis partners that are now recovering and redeveloping their businesses".
read the article (pdf, in Latvian) |
09-07-2011
GatewayBaltic is nominated among the Top 10 in Latvia for European Business Awards 2011.
Every year the European Business Awards research team spend six months analysing over 15 000 companies across Europe to seek out the very best businesses that demonstrate the guiding principles of the Awards. GatewayBaltic has been nominated within the top 10 in Latvia for the award.
read more |
15-06-2011
Äripäev - Estonian business paper
Inese is commenting about differencies in business cultures in the Baltic states.
read the comment (pdf, in Estonian) |
31-03-2011
Export instead of Bankruptcy - IR magazine
Export saved the Latvian precious wood flooring company Amberwood from bankruptcy, when the local constructionindustry crashed.
Inese Andersone commented in the article: Amberwood is a professional management team that understands the need to invest not only in new equipment, but also in marketing and
sales.
read the article (pdf, in Latvian) |
08-03-2011
Anna House starts export to Norway
The Latvian business daily Dienas Bizness interviews GatewayBaltic client Anna House who has started export to Norway!
read the article (pdf, in Latvian) |
17-02-2011
Professional service business
Dienas Bizness writes about the professional service business in Latvia. GatewayBaltic is one of the companies working on international markets
read the article (pdf, in Latvian) |
15-02-2011
New tactics in Global Management Challenge
Interview with GatewayBaltics consultant Zandu Vipuli about the business strategy game GMC.
read the article (pdf, in Latvian) |
02-02-2011
Over 100 attending global seminar
The Latvian daily Dienas Bizness writes about the seminar.
read the article (pdf, in Latvian)
GIA newsletter also features the customer event in Riga:
read the newsletter (In English, external link)
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31-01-2011
How to enter the Russian market?
The Latvian company Stenders export manager shares her experience on export development to Russia. Look at the Delfi TV video from Export Morning on 19th of January.
watch the video (in Russian) |
Lithuanian Sales Representative Povilas Jonikas!
