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A Global Trade Enthusiasts Meetup group is an ideal place for import export professionals to get together and learn from each other’s experiences, to network, and to share common interests for business growth and development.
Many international partnerships are set up to fail because of incorrect assumptions. If we take key lessons from 17th century trading ships, we can see how best to plan ahead and strengthen partnerships to survive any import export situation.
It has been a unique privilege to be nominated as a delegate for Canada to the B20 Task Force on Financing Growth, and thereafter, to receive an invitation from the organizers to attend the final summit meeting, including a joint session with Heads of State for an even smaller group of participants.
Successful companies know that an effective international distributor may be the most vital relationship in the global supply chain.
As members of this constantly growing international trade community, you’ve probably seen a lot of things happening at FITT over this past year. We’re so grateful for your crucial role in making all of those things happen, because without you, none of it would have been possible.
For Canada, the agreement will likely result in an increase in both imports and exports, including products such as machinery, canola, beef, pork, minerals and seafood. Canadian companies will gain a competitive advantage over exporters from non-TPP countries who must still face the existing tariffs, while the same will be true for organizations importing goods to Canada.
How can we complain that we don’t have enough people with the import/export skills to help our economy, while bringing in qualified immigrants and then not opening up available international trade opportunities to them?
My interest in international business started to develop while I was a student at Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. I enjoyed the undergraduate global business and finance courses I took, which heavily focused on globalization and the impact it was having on the world economy.
International trade practitioners tend to be the drivers of growth, rather than a factor in supporting growth. So how do you know if you have the right competencies to work for a globally competitive company?
Sometimes the status quo, even if it’s worked in the past, may lead to some of the pitfalls of exporting and importing instead of continued international trade success.
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