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Gordon Ham is an international business consultant, currently a Partner in Infinitum Consulting, an international business consultancy firm that helps companies set up shop in new overseas markets, from market research to developing partnerships and staffing, as well as President and Founder of GH and Associates. He is currently based out of Cochrane, Alberta.
After many years of practicing law in Canada, Bill Kosar decided to take his career in a more global direction, and has since pursued several opportunities to serve as a legal and international trade advisor to national governments, providing training to lawyers and government officials in international business law and promoting global trade.
The ultimate market entry strategy a company might pursue on its own is to build a wholly owned subsidiary in the target market. This is a form of foreign direct investment and they are usually referred to as Greenfield investment strategies.
The Obama administration in the U.S. is intent on developing trade with Africa, as evidenced by a recent trip partly funded by the U.S.-sponsored International Trade Association to the continent in mid-September.
Working in a team office environment, the Customs Entry Writer will perform a high volume customs clearance processes on key customs brokerage accounts, participate in a dedicated customer effort with continuous challenge and be responsible for final delivery of customer cargo.
The Junior Export Compliance Analyst is responsible for assisting with legal compliance and administering the export regulations, including learning to prepare appropriate licensing applications, administering US Licensing Agreements, as well as other administrative duties within the Office of Export Compliance.
Carolina Vasquez, CITP|FIBP, is an Export Coordinator with Teknion Limited, a designer and manufacturer of office designs, furniture and accessories, in Toronto, ON.
Looking back on a crucial career decision of my own, some ten years ago, to shift from a purely commercial focus on supply chains towards what was then the new horizon of sustainability, I can say with confidence that conceptually, ‘responsible supply chain operations’ have made it into mainstream thinking.
Because of the expense and business risks of international trade, it is essential for companies to know whether their international business partners are providing the required benefits. In some cases, a partnership might actually cause more damage than it brings benefits.
Just how long will it take for international trade to be seen by business as not only an activity of exchanging products and services across borders, but a true occupation and profession that takes a specialized set of knowledge, skills and abilities to perform?
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