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9 benefits of managing distributors via foreign affiliates

Exporters have long defaulted to outsourcing distribution of their goods through various types of partners. We argue that while distributors provide critical value added services,…

Brent McNiven, CITP|FIBP

Brent is an international trade consultant with nearly 25 years of experience. After starting and running several successful companies in South America, and working on different consulting projects across the world, he has spent the past 10 years working with Canadian SMEs to help them excel in global markets.

Find the superstar candidates for your global business without leaving your office

Global business hiring can be done remotely around the world, even by small or medium companies. Here’s how to find your newest international employee.

Denise Montrose

Denise is a recruiter focused on the logistics and SCM industry and has clients and candidates all over the world. At Small World, they believe in working with the top candidates in the industry and in partnering with the best clients because people deserve a great place to work.

New shipping regulation deadline looming – are you ready for SOLAS?

Changes to the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) convention, requiring pre-loading container weight verifying, go into effect July 1, 2016. How can you prepare?

Cathy Roberson

With over 16 years of ecommerce, logistics and technology experience, Cathy Morrow Roberson is the owner of Logistics Trends & Insights (Logistics TI), a research and consulting firm focusing on the changing logistics landscape. In addition, Cathy has published several articles in such periodicals as Air Cargo World, CIO Review and Pharmaceutical Manufacturing & Packing Sourcer and is a regular contributor to LogiSYM, a magazine for supply chain executives.

The 5 stages of evolution in your international marketing plan

Companies that go international have several distinct evolutionary stages of their international marketing plan, which you can use to create your own.

Pamela Hyatt

I am the Content Strategist 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.

Would you rather fight the fire or prevent the fire?

The way that individuals frame whistleblowers is significant to how organisations and broader society engage with the topic of whistleblowing.

Wendy Addison

Wendy is a critical thinker and powerful speaker with fresh, seasoned insights that entertain and inspire. Based on her experiences and extensive research she founded SpeakOutSpeakUp.org to help organizations develop a culture of ethics and courageous conversations. She is a published author, development coach, University lecturer and motivational speaker. Wendy's deep vision and core sense of integrity was vividly demonstrated past the theoretical and by her act of reporting corruption in the LeisureNet Ltd saga, better known as the biggest corporate disaster in South African history.

Why Amazon will win against Alibaba in the battle for e-commerce domination

For companies looking to take advantage of the surge of e-commerce sales in the global business world, I think that Amazon will win for several reasons.

William Laraque

William Alain Laraque led international trade finance teams at Chemical Bank, Standard Chartered Bank and HSBC. He led these teams in Long Island, Brooklyn and Queens, NY. The business development results were outstanding. Mr. Laraque is a former US Marine platoon commander, Supply, Embarkation and Logistics Officer. He was educated at St. John's University in Queens, NY and at the Graduate School of the University of Southern California. He has taught international business and logistics at Hofstra University and Baruch College, in NY, for 10 years. He is an active public speaker and has written over 1200 articles in international business, trade and trade finance publications.

Know these 5 terms when standardizing products for global markets

The major problem companies face with standardizing products for international distribution is that such standards are not the same in all markets.

Pamela Hyatt

I am the Content Strategist 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.

In order to survive and thrive in 21st century business you need to embody this form of intelligence

being successful in the 21st century business environment requires specific knowledge and a set of skills which we at ICQ Consulting define as cultural intelligence.

Cosmin Gheorghe

Cosmin Gheorghe, MD is a Culture Influencer™, speaker and author. He uses Cultural Intelligence, Global Leadership and Unconscious Bias assessments, training & coaching to address what Deloitte calls “the sweeping global forces that are reshaping the workforce, the workplace, and work itself”.

5 reasons why you should address cross-cultural shortcomings sooner

Here are the top five reasons why you should develop cross-cultural competence early on in your market entry plan.

Sandra Cravero

Sandra Cravero is a Spanish language services exporter specializing in international trade, tourism and publishing, based in Santa Fe City, Argentina. Sandra is a sworn translator and certified in literary, scientific and technical translation studies. She helps small-medium business owners and their management teams take well-thought language strategies to step into Spanish-speaking markets.

Nicole van Hove, CITP|FIBP – Aerospace Trade Commissioner

Nicole van Hove, CITP|FIBP is an Aerospace Trade Commissioner with Global Affairs Canada (GAC), currently working in Ottawa.

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.