Olivier Canolle, PACI|FPAI – Business Development Manager

I have been a Business Development Manager for 7 years at SBB International, a small-medium company based in Terrebonne, QC with experience in international business and negotiation with both government and private entities.

Pamela Hyatt

I am the Content Marketing Specialist for the Forum for International Trade Training (FITT). You can find some of my work on TradeReady.ca. My background is in copywriting, journalism and social media. My passion lies in connecting people to the stories that are most important to them.

Export Development Executive – Nova Scotia Business Inc.

As an Export Development Executive (EDE), you will have a passion for assisting with the growth and success of business, working with Nova Scotia companies to help them grow their revenues through increased national and international trade, consulting with companies and delivering on export programs and organizing trade missions.

Commercial Banking Officer – GBC International Bank

GBC International Bank is currently looking for a Commercial Banking Officer. GBC International Bank has been ranked among the nation’s top 5 lenders by the Export-Import Bank of the United States and is a preferred lender with the SBA.

Overcoming the biggest hurdles in gaining export contracts with the U.S. Government

There are many obstacles and delays that can impact a contract award before it happens, or even after it happens! All of these barriers must be overcome to succeed.

Norman Weir

Norman Weir is a Senior Advisor at the global trade strategy consulting firm Allam Advisory Group. He specializes in Aerospace, Defence and Security as an experienced trade and security professional with a thorough knowledge of the national technology and industrial base of the United States and Canada. He has worked extensively in the United States with the Defense Logistics Agency and the United States Navy. He also served as a Canadian diplomatic attaché in Washington for 7 years. As a FITT graduate, his interest continues to lie in helping companies grow their unique businesses.

Bringing education into the future is the key to bridging the supply chain talent gap

It is difficult to pick up a trade magazine without finding an article or commentary on the “Supply Chain Management Talent Gap.” One estimate from a session at the APICS 2015 Conference placed the requirement for skilled workers at around two million by 2025.

Joe Walden

Joe Walden is a leader in the supply chain industry with over 36 years of logistics and supply chain experience on 5 continents. He is also a lecturer at the University of Kansas and a World Champion Powerlifter.

Master the basics of international trade finance by learning these four pillars

The value propositions related to the basics of international trade finance are perhaps well illustrated as four “pillars”: payment, risk mitigation, financing and information.

Ewan Roy

I'm a Digital Marketing Specialist for the Forum for International Trade Training (FITT). My background is in writing and research, and I am passionate about communicating new ideas and telling stories that matter to you.

Wondering if you should start an import/export business? Here’s what it takes

We asked two global trade experts who have experience running their own successful businesses about the realities of starting an import/export business. Here’s what they have to say.

Pamela Hyatt

I am the Content Marketing Specialist for the Forum for International Trade Training (FITT). You can find some of my work on TradeReady.ca. My background is in copywriting, journalism and social media. My passion lies in connecting people to the stories that are most important to them.

Earthquake early warning technology is the latest tool in preventing supply chain disruption

Managing Risk in the Global Supply Chain, a report by the supply chain management faculty at The University of Tennessee, ranks natural disasters as the third biggest supply chain risk, following quality problems and the need for increased inventory due to longer supply chains.

Harold Good

Harold (Hal) Good is an accomplished professional with over 30 years of CPO level experience in procurement and contracting and an IBM futurist. He is a past national president of the Airport Purchasing Group and the National Procurement Institute, and was a founding member and past president of the California Chapter of the National Institute of Government Purchasing. He has recently been a presenter at ProcureCon Indirect, ProcureConIT, and at the International Association of Contract and Commercial Management, (IACCM). He was instrumental in the acquisition and installation of one of the earliest reliable earthquake early warning systems in the U.S.

FACE OFF: Buy Local VS Buy Global

The “buy local” movement has been around in some form since international trade and globalization began. In Canada, a “Buy Canadian” movement began as early as 1914, when the First World War economy saw imported products as a threat for the first time.

Pamela Hyatt

I am the Content Marketing Specialist for the Forum for International Trade Training (FITT). You can find some of my work on TradeReady.ca. My background is in copywriting, journalism and social media. My passion lies in connecting people to the stories that are most important to them.