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20/02/2015
In the past, smaller firms tended to focus on local and domestic markets. Moreover, when protectionism was rampant, smaller firms tended to be insulated from international markets. Distances, unique cultural characteristics, politics, tariffs and regulations all combined to protect them from international business competition.
10/02/2015
More often than not though, small and medium-sized enterprises don’t have extra funding to spend on costly foreign market research, which significantly limits their expansion opportunities and makes growth more risky.
27/01/2015
What other questions do you have about pursuing a career in international trade?
03/09/2014
International business professionals in our Twitter community came together last month for a #TradeElite chat on the topic of skills in global trade. Speaking from a variety of backgrounds, levels of experience and geographic locations, they discussed the skills, knowledge and abilities that are needed to succeed in the industry.
29/04/2014
A newspaper article reporting on a recent BDC study about the benefits of Advisory Boards for entrepreneurs made me think of a CITP colleague who teaches FITT courses. Over time he has become an informal advisor to some of his students who are planning to get started in the international field.
28/03/2014
We’ll soon be hosting our third installment of our #TradeElite Twitter chat, getting international business professionals talking about the issues that matter in global trade today. During our last chat, Doug Taylor, CITP, led us in a discussion on how to get more SMEs involved in export.
11/02/2014
Are you looking for a career in international trade? It is not all about searching, it is also about researching and showing potential employers that you are serious and that you make contact with them having already done your research.
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