Shipwire in the News

How to Take Your Startup Global

Damon Schechter, founder and CEO of Shipwire e-commerce product fulfillment service, addresses the “why” and “how” small businesses can begin selling their products around the world.

Six Ways For Small-Business Owners To Save Money

Wall Street Journal, June 30, 2010 (syndicated)

The savings come when businesses can charge customers local shipping rates instead of international rates. For instance, Gilmore said, a San Francisco-based software company can use a Shipwire warehouse in London to deliver an order in Manchester and pay only local U.K. shipping rates… Shipwire offers worldwide shipping at local-country rates. Pay-as-you-go pricing plans start at $30 a month. Read more tips. | PDF version.

Vision 2010: A Roadmap for Export Growth

Chain Store Age, May 10, 2010

In his 2010 State of the Union address, President Obama identified U.S. exports as a major catalyst to help reignite America’s sagging economy, and noted that it would take a ground-swelling of small-business growth to get the economy headed in the right direction…. Today, growing businesses can tap into 15 years of e-commerce know-how and marketplaces to help grow global sales, but only those that master shipping can truly scale their businesses overseas. Here is a roadmap for growing exports. Read more. | PDF version.