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Meeting President Michael D. Higgins

Meeting President Michael D. Higgins

It was an honour and privileged to meet President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins during his visit to the Embassy of Ireland in Beijing as part of his cultural exchange through November-December 2014.

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“Shoestring anyone?” – 6 Tips for Developing Your Product on a Budget

“Shoestring anyone?” – 6 Tips for Developing Your Product on a Budget

It is possible to develop a product on a shoestring budget, maximizing the use of your time and efforts. However, eventually there will be unavoidable costs. At a minimum you can expect moulding, sample and freight fees, and before you know it you’re a few hundred dollars into the process. It is important to budget your product development project properly to ensure that costs don’t spiral and to help you to keep a realistic grasp...

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“What’s Your Spec?” – 8 Tips for Writing a Product Spec Doc

“What’s Your Spec?” – 8 Tips for Writing a Product Spec Doc

Product development can be tricky. As we’ve mentioned previously, you need to be very clear on your product requirements before you start dealing with a factory. Ideally you should have a well defined specifications guideline document (spec doc) in place. The 8 points below will give you an outline of what you can expect to be asked for so you can plan in advance. This is by no means a list you should stick to verbatim – every...

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“Make It Right” – 5 Ways to Improve Your Product Development

“Make It Right” – 5 Ways to Improve Your Product Development

Developing a new product or extending your existing product range can be an exciting and creative process. However, there are pitfalls that need to be avoided if you want it to go smoothly. Be prepared for technical and practical challenges that need to be overcome which in many cases aren’t helped by a language barrier or unsuitable manufacturing partner. Here are our top 5 tips for developing a product – be it an entirely new class of...

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TIME FOR A CHANGE?

TIME FOR A CHANGE?

The new look ETP website is online! It’s been a busy and exciting few years growing our business and helping our fabulous clients source and develop products. While we’ve enjoyed every minute, our old website was looking a little left behind. It has served us well, but it was definitely time for a sprucing up. Hopefully you’ll find the new layout easier to navigate, and you can expect to see a lot of exciting changes and...

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The Blacklist

The Blacklist

After years of sourcing, recording, researching and reporting, ETP has an extensive list of companies that we have identified to have been involved in and partaken in scamming their customers or mishandling their orders. We have a database of over 3500 companies worldwide reported for fraudulent, scamming behaviour and mishandling of orders. To ensure that they are not trying to contact you or are already doing business with you, simply...

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