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A marathoner’s tips for a race to international trade success

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.

Lora Rigutto, CITP

Lora Rigutto, CITP, is the Partnerships and Community Lead at FITT with over 25 years of experience in international trade. Formerly a Trade Advisor with ProChile – Trade Commission of Chile in Toronto, she has helped businesses navigate global markets and export challenges. As a CITP and ICC-certified Incoterms® 2020 Trainer for Canada, Lora brings deep expertise in trade practices and is passionate about sharing FITT’s renowned training programs with students and businesses.

Softwood lumber trade is first U.S.-Canada issue facing newly elected Prime Minister Trudeau

Now that Trudeau has assumed his new role as Canadian Prime Minister, he will first have to contend with a long-burning trade issue between the two countries: that of softwood lumber.

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.

How collecting the right information will make or break your market entry plan

For a company to develop the most effective plan for marketing a product internationally, it must understand the needs, desires and income of its potential customers by conducting thorough international trade research. It must also have full knowledge of distribution systems, delivery times, pricing and the most effective methods of promotion in the intended market.

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.

Greg Gerritsen, CITP|FIBP – Global Logistics and Trade Compliance Manager

Greg Gerritsen, CITP|FIBP is the Global Logistics and Trade Compliance Manager at Phoenix Technology Services, an international oil and gas services company based in Calgary, Alberta.

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.

Could Vietnam become both the world’s next factory and business frontier?

One of the newest stories on the business frontier in Asia is Vietnam, which is well positioned to become the region’s manufacturing and trade hub across a range of sectors. Here’s what you need to know.

Emmanuelle Ganne

Emmanuelle is Vice President, Europe with the global strategy consulting firm Allam Advisory Group and a former counselor to the WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy with over 15 years of experience in international commerce, trade policy, and diplomacy. She has worked extensively on Europe, including Eastern and Central Europe, Russia and Central Asia, South Eastern Asia, and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), and managed Vietnam's WTO accession process.

How the symbiotic trade relationship between Brazil and Sweden is bolstering innovation

By seizing on opportunities to bring together the advantages each country has to offer in a symbiotic trade relationship, the two countries are flourishing economically where they might not have independently.

Ana Paula Picasso

Ana Paula Picasso is a Brazilian-born research analyst living in London. After working over four years as a research analyst with focus on Latin American consumer goods market working for one of the biggest market research companies in the world, Ana decided that it was time to pursue new challenges. So, in 2014 Ana became a freelance researcher and founded The Emerging Markets Hub as a platform for her passion for writing.

How new CBSA regulations impact your US-Canada trade activity

The security requirements at the Canada – United States border have been significantly enhanced since 9/11. The CBSA has now made submitting an eManifest mandatory in order to further sustain cross-border security requirements.

James Spina

James Spina began his career with the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) in 1983 and worked within the agency for 31 years. He has extensive operational experience working with importers, exporters, carriers, manufacturers, customs brokers and (3PL) logistics service providers across North America and abroad. James is considered a subject matter expert in the area of Customs Operations, including eManifest and the regulatory requirements for the provision of advanced commercial information. In 2013 he began a second career with Spina Cross Border Consulting.

How interprovincial trade barriers are hurting Canada’s economy and burdening exporters

While we have placed international trade in a position of national importance, making every effort to expand and grow our trading relationships globally, our domestic trade remains limited, blocked by interprovincial barriers that cost our industries billions of dollars through their inefficiencies.

John Treleaven, CITP|FIBP

John Treleaven is Principal and founder of The Treleaven Consulting Group. He has spent 32 years in the Canadian Foreign Service working abroad and in Ottawa in a variety of positions with a trade and economic focus. He is an expert in Canadian international trade and is focused on improving trade in Canada based on business friendly local communities.

It’s time for SMB’s to consider inorganic growth strategies to expand globally

From the tale of the tortoise and the hare, to the African proverb which counsels eating the elephant one bite at a time, we’re conditioned to tackle challenges with consistent and deliberate effort. That conditioning and mindset, though, has both positive and negative implications to companies’ global growth plans. For some SMB’s considering inorganic growth strategies is the only way forward.

Ed Marsh

Ed Marsh founded and runs Consilium Global Business Advisors and is Export Advisor for American Express. He is an expert in 'industrial grade' business growth consulting for mid-size manufacturing companies. Ed loves and excels at recognizing and creating business opportunities; at synthesizing the science/engineering with the art/design; at connecting the business strategy dots; and at challenging traditional assumptions.

FITT-ALDO intern is wowing her new colleagues with enthusiasm, experience and know-how

“In every class there are always a couple of students who bring energy, imagination and an entrepreneurial spirit to the group. When an amazing opportunity such as an internship appears, they are quick to recognize the challenge and rise to it.” Ennio Vita-Finzi, Professor of the International Commerce Import/Export program at LaSalle College in Montreal, is talking about this year’s FITT-ALDO intern, Caroline Zhang.

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.