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11/11/2026
Learn about and celebrate the 2025 FITT Educational Award winners. Hear their stories in their own words on how they earned their achievements and what it means to them.
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…
Discover how training and the CITP designation contribute to success for international trade specialists like Illia Dumbdaze.
Trish Tully, CITP, VP, Marketing and Sales, shares the secrets of success for Survival Systems, a global leader in survival and safety training technology.
Chirag Patel’s professional journey began in information technology, where he worked on software and ERP systems supporting the diamond industry, a sector that is global…
In 2014, Dibo Anagbogu was four years into a career in engineering and pursuing his MSc in Petroleum Engineering when he started asking himself a…
International trade is more than moving products across borders. It is about building trusted relationships, understanding different markets, and creating opportunities that generate long term…
International trade and logistics are often treated as separate fields. Trade professionals focus on customers, pricing and contracts, while logistics teams are expected to move…
For businesses looking beyond familiar markets, Indonesia presents a compelling case. It is the largest economy in Southeast Asia, home to roughly 280 million people,…
Dealing with foreign suppliers is challenging – there’s simply less visibility, and less legal recourse when things do go wrong. And they do go wrong. Due diligence is the best approach. In this article, we outline…
International mineral trade is complex by nature. Moving a product from mine to market requires close coordination across production, quality control, logistics, documentation, payment and…
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.
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…
Worldwide, consumers want Canadian products and services. Demand isn’t really the problem; the challenge is in the details. Tariffs, complex regulations, logistics costs, and knowledge…
As an international trade professional, Banksharon Nwaneri, CITP, has built his career around one guiding principle: creating meaningful connections that unlock opportunity.
Emmanuel Ediale’s path into international trade was built on early exposure to global operations and a growing desire to understand the mechanics that power cross-border business. From the get-go, he knew…
As more companies explore opportunities beyond their established markets, much of the discussion focuses on regulations, financing, logistics and risk. These factors are essential, but…
In my work at FITT, I speak regularly with consultants, advisors and business leaders who help companies expand into international markets. We talk about market…
Worldwide, consumers want Canadian products and services. Demand isn’t really the problem; the challenge is in the details. Tariffs, complex regulations, logistics costs, and knowledge…
As more companies explore opportunities beyond their established markets, much of the discussion focuses on regulations, financing, logistics and risk. These factors are essential, but…
The seeds for a career in international trade were planted at a young age for Joshua Boileau. Watching his family’s steadfast work ethic as a young boy made international trade a natural extension…
Decades ago, international trade careers grew out of business expansion needs, on-the-job learning, and a patchwork of logistics, commerce, or finance experience. But as global supply chains…
As more companies explore opportunities beyond their established markets, much of the discussion focuses on regulations, financing, logistics and risk. These factors are essential, but…
Market diversification has shifted in recent years. It’s moved from simply being a nice idea to being a practical necessity. Supply chains continue to evolve, geopolitical risks…
Decades ago, international trade careers grew out of business expansion needs, on-the-job learning, and a patchwork of logistics, commerce, or finance experience. But as global supply chains…
In many ways, international trade is the central practice that has allowed modern societies to flourish. Just as our ancestors were able to expand, develop…
Which Incoterms® rule an organization chooses for a trade transaction will depend on a number of factors. Here’s how to get it right.
The history of customs compliance is fascinating. Much like the evolution of trade from a simple bartering system to the complex global process that it…
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