Trade Services Officer – Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)

Reporting to the Manager Trade Processing, the Trade Services Officer will offer support with the end to end processing of Trade Services products, i.e. Export/Import Documentary Letters of credit, Guarantees/Standby Letters of Credit and Documentary Collections.

Supply Chain Manager – Benteler Automotive

The Supply Chain Manager will manage all material functions including the flow of materials, from supplier through production to customer, ensuring maximum Customer service, minimum inventory investment, minimum transportation costs and efficient plant operations.

Is ethical conduct in international business an unfashionable notion or an imperative?

The ‘old-fashioned’ notion of ethical conduct in international business, and doing what’s right (for its own sake, can you believe it??!) has somehow gotten terribly lost, and risks being lost even more strikingly when businesses of all sizes and businesspeople of all levels venture into international markets.

Alexander R. Malaket, CITP|FIBP

Alexander is a globally recognized specialist in international business, trade and trade finance. He is President and Founder of OPUS Advisory Services International Inc. (Canada)

Will the U.S.’s hesitation to join China’s AIIB cost them influence on the world stage?

When China proposed its new international financial institution, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), in April, a number of Western nations – including the United Kingdom and Norway, among others – were eager to join it.
The U.S.’s hesitation to join China’s AIIB has left many shaking their heads.

Jacqueline Côté

I am a working journalist, with experience as SNL Financial’s Canadian correspondent for its Mining and Metals vertical. I also served as the Managing Editor for Central Asia Newswire – covering daily economic and investment news in the region – as well as Features Editor for the Washington-based Magharebia.com, which covers developments in the North Africa region. I have been published in The Montreal Gazette, The Guardian (UK), The New Statesman (UK), Red Pepper (UK), Geopolitical Monitor and CNN.com.

4 lessons learned from famous market entry failures

Occasionally, huge companies fail in new markets. Just because a company may have an internationally recognized and respected brand does not mean that it is invulnerable to failure when it tries to enter a new space.

Here are some of the most famous market entry failures of the past few decades, and the lessons to be learned from them.

Bennett O'Brien

Bennett O'Brien is a freelance writer from the state of Massachusetts in the United States. He holds a bachelor's degree from Westfield State University, and graduated cum laude. Currently he is expanding his freelance writing career, and enjoying the opportunity to write on a variety of business topics.

International businesses beware, the U.S. has entered a new era of sanctions enforcement

Make no mistake about it – sanctions enforcement is here to stay. We are at an important crossroads – the Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control is flexing its compliance enforcement muscle, along with the criminal prosecution capabilities of the Department of Justice.
In the years to come, we will look back on these days as the beginning of a new era of sanctions enforcement.

Michael Volkov

Michael Volkov is the CEO of The Volkov Law Group, a boutique law firm that specializes in ethics and compliance programs addressing trade, sanctions, anti-corruption, and anti-money laundering laws and regulations. Mr. Volkov can be reached at mvolkov@volkovlaw.com. His law firm’s website is www.volkovlaw.com, and his blog Corruption, Crime & Compliance is located at www.corruptioncrimecompliance.com.

Katerina Platova, CITP|FIBP, Import/Export Specialist

Katerina is a Senior Capacity Buyer for C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc., where she helps businesses of all sizes make their supply chain and logistics smarter and more efficient.
As an import/export specialist Katerina has been involved in the global trade industry for over 13 years, with experience in international sales and communications, logistics and supply chain management.

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.

Traffic Coordinator – Apotex

The Traffic Coordinator will be responsible for the creation of logistical and regulatory documentation regarding the movement of goods, materials and samples to the customer in the most efficient & cost-effective manner.

The top 3 myths about going global

It’s important to separate facts from myth; for global business in general, and international markets expansion in particular. Here are the top three myths about going global that people seem to believe.

Lucie Newcomb

Lucie Newcomb, M.A., is President and Chief Executive Officer of The NewComm Global Group, Inc., an international management consulting firm specializing in Global Business. A former resident of the UK and South Africa, where she co-founded the Cape-American Business Council with the U.S. Consul General, she specializes in the EMEA and ASEAN regions and Emerging Markets worldwide with leaders, such as Cisco, IBM, Johnson & Johnson as well as startups and governments. Lucie is also a mentor for TechWomen, a U.S. State Department exchange program with the Middle East and Africa, and U.S. Market Access Center, a market entry accelerator for foreign-based startups. She holds a Bachelor’s degree from U.C. Berkeley and a Master’s degree in Leadership from St. Mary’s College of California. She has been named an SVBJ 2015 Women of Influence Honoree and can be reached at hello@newcommglobal.com.

Export Coordinator – Vista Outdoor

The Export Coordinator will provide management and sales support functions for Vista’s outdoor products international subsidiary offices and international distributors.