18/11/2014
How to capture the attention of six hundred industry professionals in a foreign market
Have you ever given a presentation to industry professionals in a foreign market?
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14/11/2014
Global trade experts bring their passion for international business to define competency standards
In the seventh season Seinfeld episode “The Cadillac, Part Two,” George invents a fictional boyfriend for Elaine named Art Vandelay, an importer-exporter, as part of…
12/11/2014
Olufemi Boyede, CITP|FIBP – Managing Director and CEO
Olufemi Boyede, CITP®|FIBP®, Managing Director and CEO of Koinonia Ventures Ltd. (recently incorporated as Koinonia Global Services Inc. in Canada), is one of Nigeria’s foremost…
10/11/2014
Two approaches to smarter international marketing: Centralized vs. Decentralized
Recently I was analyzing an international software company’s marketing program. The company had been steadily growing and entering new international markets. But when I examined its international marketing program, it was clear the company’s marketing tactics, programs, partners, etc. were inconsistent.
07/11/2014
Using Third Party Logistics (3PL) to optimize your supply chain management
Third-party logistics (3PL) is a common practice for supply chain management in which a company outsources logistics functions to another company. The functions that are…
03/11/2014
Julie Nowe, CITP|FIBP, CGA — Finance and Business Development Manager
Julie Nowe, CITP®|FIBP®, CGA, is the Finance and Business Development Manager for Big 8 Beverages, a subsidiary of Sobeys.
31/10/2014
Canada and the UK take the lead in creating global international business standards
Early in 2014, we began our International Competency Standards (ICS) project with the goal of creating world-class industry standards and defining exactly what it takes to outperform the competition in global trade.
29/10/2014
Dr. Gabriel Huston, CITP|FIBP – Educator & Global Advisor
Dr. Gabriel Huston, CITP®|FIBP®, serves as a Professor at Toronto’s Seneca College School of International Business. He also represents the Batak indigenous people of North…
28/10/2014
Succeeding in international business by having the knowledge to overcome trade risks
After some career counselling, Alberto was urged to transfer his skills and go into sales to help companies grow their business into foreign markets. He took that advice, signed up for FITT-accredited international business courses, and made a game-changing shift in the direction of his career.
27/10/2014
Get trained for international trade with a Canada job grant that offers up to $10K per employee
After a great deal of press leading up to agreements between the Canadian federal and provincial government on how the program would work and where the funding would come from, the Canada Job Grant is now available to businesses across the nation to help you get trained for international trade.