Founded in 2004 as Green Bamboo Co., as it was renamed in 2007, Phuong Linh’s products have reached major international markets, including Japan, the United States, Italy, United Kingdom, Taiwan and Germany.
Such small enterprise invested in online e-commerce sites such as Alibaba and Tradekey. It closed its Alibaba account upon joining the export assistance program of Hinrich Foundation in January 2015.
Export assistance program
Phuong Linh joined the program with goals of five buyer inquiries and up to 15 orders in the whole duration of four months using the Global Sources (www.globalsources.com) for free. It is the largest business-to-business online marketing platform that has served verified suppliers from Asia for over 40 years.
In the end, Phuong Linh had a total of 10 orders, amounting to $10,000, in four months.