Featured Stories Archives - Page 7 of 16

23/06/2022

FITT celebrates 30-year anniversary with $30,000 contribution to the Canadian business community

The Forum for International Trade Training (FITT) is thrilled to be celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. However, this milestone comes at a time when businesses are still reeling from a global pandemic and finding a “new normal”. With the “great resignation” and a labour market also in flux, there is a critical need for upskilling as employees switch jobs and employers struggle to fill them. To help during these times, FITT is contributing a total of $30,000 in international business training for employees of companies that are seeking to expand their global footprint in 2022.

31/05/2022

5 new CITPs in the supply chain management and logistics industries share their career stories

In this article we celebrate five supply chain and logistics professionals, now CITPs, who have taken that step to advance their already impressive careers.

27/05/2022

How to build a resilient supply chain – CITPs weigh in with Startup Canada

FITT teamed up with Startup Canada and a panel of CITP experts for this fascinating and informative Twitter chat on how to build a resilient supply chain – no easy task. Here are the highlights.

18/05/2022

10 tips for negotiations in a virtual meeting environment

With the transition to remote work comes the switch to largely “virtual” business meetings, and that means online negotiation is becoming a new normal that we need to study as a separate method of negotiation. A good place to start is to consider these 10 tips for how to conduct effective online negotiations.

12/05/2022

Quick read: The Service-Product Relationship

Provided on a global scale, product-related services generate billions in international trade revenue. It is important to understand the relationship between services and products when developing products.

27/04/2022

Volunteers have vital roles in FITT programs and initiatives – let’s celebrate them!

FITT engaged more than 200 individuals in volunteer roles over the past year, helping us develop our educational content, offering skilled and objective assessment in certification and accreditation, and providing mentorship and guidance and more.

20/04/2022

6 SME business owners talk about the impacts of training and certification on their businesses

Real SME business owners tell us how FITTskills courses and earning the Certified International Trade Professional (CITP) designation impacted their ventures and their personal careers. Here’s what 6 of them had to say.

13/04/2022

Identify and mitigate the 4 types of financial risk: commercial risk, foreign currency risk, country risk, and bank risk

Trade finance instruments and practices are designed to assist importers and exporters with effective mitigation techniques for all types of financial risk. The risks, which can be mitigated through appropriately structured trade finance instruments or services, include: commercial risk, foreign currency risk, country risk, and bank risk.

05/04/2022

How agile growth marketing can help you in times of crisis

With 98% of organizations claiming that they’ve had significant success with agile marketing campaigns, it’s safe to say that adopting this methodology will positively impact businesses that are still struggling to get back on their feet.

25/03/2022

Your business credit score is the passport to going global

There are serious benefits to having a strong business credit score and business credit report. The most important within the “go global framework” are access to global growth funding, credibility with international distributors and other overseas partners, and leverage in negotiations.

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