Write $1$ research problem and five well$-$worded research objectives that any exporter or company should consider prior to their entry into a foreign market through international trade.

Choose a company, product, economic sector that you are interested in researching for your upcoming individual export market research project.

Write a research problem$/$statement which will serve as a foundation of your report.

Remember from our zoom sessions$/$slides$,$ the best way to phrase a research problem is : $$The problem of this study was to$..,$ The purpose of this investigation is to$$ etc. etc..

Provide five research objectives which summarize the objectives and goals for your report:

Phrase the objectives in declarative statements that employ action verbs $($e$.$g$.$ identify, establish, describe, determine, estimate, develop, compare, analyze, collect$).$ Objectives can also be phrased in the form of questions.

Make sure your objectives are detailed and specific. Aim for objectives that can be measured and quantified.

Your objectives can be strategic and operational, and should cover such factors as the legal and political requirements of the market for exporters, existing competitors and the shape of the competitive landscape for your product or service, and finally consumer behavior and purchasing decisions.