Although your initial export efforts may be on a small scale, don't relegate those activities to a converted utility closet. International communication can be difficult enough. Don't hang up on yourself. Product reports, technical drawings, and design modifications must be at the ready. Pay close attention to those relationships, and make sure you are sufficiently budgeted to service them.
Quick delivery is essential to success in international trade.
However, there is one more activity that does not cost money. That is creating enthusiasm for exporting within your organization. Emphasize to all employees that exporting will be a profitable undertaking that will increase their incomes and give them greater job security. Training can teach your employees how to handle the many facets of exporting. However, if your financial situation is weak, it will not matter how well you have prepared your personnel and products for export.