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CITP Small Business Spotlight
14/02/2022
CITP Small Business Spotlight: Randall Strategy Corp.

Taking your business to the global stage takes planning and guts. No small feat in any sense, international growth requires you to assess all potential…

04/01/2019
CITP Business Spotlight – Illia Dumbadze, CITP

Discover how training and the CITP designation contribute to success for international trade specialists like Illia Dumbdaze.

14/12/2018
CITP Business Spotlight – Survival Systems Limited

Trish Tully, CITP, VP, Marketing and Sales, shares the secrets of success for Survival Systems, a global leader in survival and safety training technology.

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CITP® |FIBP® Spotlight
01/10/2025
CITP Spotlight: Shotaro Takechi, CEO & Founder of LEAGUE Inc.

When Shotaro Takechi reflects on his career, a clear theme emerges: a passion for connecting Japanese ideas, culture, and products with the world. As the…

10/06/2025
CITP Spotlight: Audrey Marie-Nely – Associate Vice-President, Banking, RBCx

From an early age, Audrey Marie-Nely had a deep curiosity about different cultures, languages, and global markets. Born and raised in France, her academic and…

21/05/2025
CITP Spotlight: Sumit Khanna – Managing Partner, White Cruz International

When Sumit Khanna first set foot in the world of customer support at Canon India, he couldn’t have predicted the extraordinary global journey that awaited…

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Feasibility of International Trade
19/08/2025
Why the finance team should be part of your international expansion plans from day one

The finance leadership in your organization has a huge role to play when it comes to international expansion. And it’s more than a role focused…

20/06/2025
The missing link between ambition and an export plan is an export vision – here’s how to build yours

Building an export vision is a critical step for any organization planning to expand internationally. This article outlines the practical steps and introduces FITT’s Export…

21/08/2024
A Canadian startup’s quest for sustainable agriculture and global market success

Did you ever think that fog might be the key to changing the world? It’s not a rhetorical question. At least not if you’re talking…

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Import Export Trade Management
09/04/2024
4 ways to visualize data more effectively for reports and presentations

Whether you need to visualize data in numerical or qualitative formats, here are some of the best ways to display it to make it easier to understand.

23/05/2023
Top 10 things we learned at the WPO 2023 Entrepreneurial Excellence Forum

FITT was thrilled to support and participate in WPO 2023 Entrepreneurial Excellence Forum which took place last week in Las Vegas. This event gathered women…

30/07/2021
What is CUSMA? An overview of the trade agreement

Editor’s note: This content was last updated May, 2024. There are ongoing developments in the trade relationships between CUSMA members that are not reflected in…

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International Trade Finance
19/08/2025
Why the finance team should be part of your international expansion plans from day one

The finance leadership in your organization has a huge role to play when it comes to international expansion. And it’s more than a role focused…

10/06/2025
CITP Spotlight: Audrey Marie-Nely – Associate Vice-President, Banking, RBCx

From an early age, Audrey Marie-Nely had a deep curiosity about different cultures, languages, and global markets. Born and raised in France, her academic and…

27/05/2025
Top 10 podcasts for global trade professionals to listen to in 2025

Podcasts are a great way to get info on the go and stay up to date in today’s fast-paced and ever-evolving world of global trade….

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Market Entry Strategies
15/09/2025
From student to teacher, how global business training has shaped my rewarding career

Throughout my career I was able to grow in two ways:  professionally and academically. Here’s my story of career success through the right training and experience.

19/08/2025
Why the finance team should be part of your international expansion plans from day one

The finance leadership in your organization has a huge role to play when it comes to international expansion. And it’s more than a role focused…

07/08/2025
Lessons from a failed export plan: why Starbucks couldn’t crack Australia

When Starbucks undertook its grand entrance into the Australian market in 2000 with a store in Sydney’s business district, success seemed inevitable. The brand had…

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Marketing&Sales
15/09/2025
From student to teacher, how global business training has shaped my rewarding career

Throughout my career I was able to grow in two ways:  professionally and academically. Here’s my story of career success through the right training and experience.

05/03/2024
Tap into a “Global Productivity Mindset” to keep your business agile from supply chain to talent

We studied businesses who successfully pivoted during a time of disruption. These businesses all shared a “global productivity mindset.”

18/05/2022
10 tips for negotiations in a virtual meeting environment

With the transition to remote work comes the switch to largely “virtual” business meetings, and that means online negotiation is becoming a new normal that we need to study as a separate method of negotiation. A good place to start is to consider these 10 tips for how to conduct effective online negotiations.

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