11/07/2017
Growing momentum for clean tech will spur exports – here’s why
The global market for clean tech is growing exponentially and exporters can position themselves to take a large share of this rapidly growing market.
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17/02/2017
Alicia Haneine, CITP – Owner and Manager North Van Suites
Inspired by her mother, a successful entrepreneur who has overcome difficult odds to thrive in her business, Alicia Haneine always knew she wanted to be a businesswoman.
22/12/2016
10 wishlist items every Supply Chain Manager wants from Santa this year
Here are some late ideas to add to any supply chain manager’s Christmas list, in the spirit the season, to bring joy to every SCM into the new year.
12/08/2016
4 of the biggest challenges export managers face today
Technological, economic and political changes have created a new, increasingly integrated, rapidly changing and highly competitive international environment. Such conditions require diverse and adaptable skills from those who manage exports and imports at today’s firms.
20/05/2016
The unbearable ban on a Northern trade
Polar bears, the symbol of Canada’s North, are at the centre of an ongoing dispute between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Association, Canadian federal and provincial governments, and several Inuit bands.
15/04/2016
What does the future of Agri-Trade hold?
At FITT we had a burning question: What does the future hold for the international trade in agriculture products?
21/03/2016
Industry and education need to work together to train the next generation of supply chain workers
As supply chain management continues to morph in the 21st century, new technical skills are required.
09/03/2016
FACE OFF: Buy Local VS Buy Global
The “buy local” movement has been around in some form since international trade and globalization began. In Canada, a “Buy Canadian” movement began as early as 1914, when the First World War economy saw imported products as a threat for the first time.
21/01/2016
Let these visionary business leaders guide us to global sustainability
A company’s founder – even 100 years later – still has a tremendous impact on the company’s perception, its culture and its drive towards global sustainability.
12/01/2016
Reflections After the 2015 B20 Summit: “Do Your Best for the Rest of Us”
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.