23/08/2022
FITT partners with OWIT-Toronto to enhance women’s global business skills
The Forum for International Trade Training (FITT) is partnering with OWIT-Toronto to build and enhance women’s global business skills, expertise and knowledge.
OWIT
01/10/2020
CITP Spotlight: Samantha Kussmann, Business Development Manager, Export Development Canada
Samantha’s fascination with the interconnectivity of the world’s goods have led her to some fascinating adventures of her own, including leading major projects helping SMEs enter new global markets and guiding the Prime Minister of Estonia at an important industry event.
07/11/2016
Female entrepreneurs face their own challenges in global trade – but it’s not all bad news
There are two established pathways to enter global markets:
As a supplier to large global companies; and
Through the use of innovation and technology to create a unique market or platform for entry into foreign markets.
Either pathway has its own special challenges for women.
13/10/2016
Trade liberalization has a unique effect on women in global business
The goal of gender equality in trade policy formulation is to anticipate the unequal impact of trade policy and trade commitments across gender – minimize the negative consequences and maximize positive outcomes.
03/06/2016
What are the opportunities, challenges and issues women face in the global value chain?
To do that, we rounded up some of the most influential voices we could find who are not only experts on the topic, but who deal with women’s issues, working to improve their lives daily.