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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.

Pamela Hyatt

I am the Content Marketing Specialist 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.

Legal aspects you need to consider before delving into FDI

Before deciding to invest in a foreign market, entrepreneurs must be sure to conduct a thorough investigation of the legal aspects of FDI as well as economic and political climate of the host country.

Pamela Hyatt

I am the Content Marketing Specialist 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.

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.

FITT Team

The Forum for International Trade Training (FITT) is the standards, certification and training body dedicated to providing international business training, resources and professional certification to individuals and businesses. Created by business for business, FITT’s international business training solutions are the standard of excellence for global trade professionals around the world.

Is now a good time to start importing or exporting?

We decided to pose this question to some of the most knowledgeable global business professionals in the Twittersphere in our latest #TradeElite chat, and here’s what they had to say.

Pamela Hyatt

I am the Content Marketing Specialist 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.

Another trade myth debunked – exchange rates do not drive trade

A ploy in the criticism of domestic policies that have fostered unemployment through trade, is to blame the exchange rates of a country that is running a large surplus with America.

Enzio von Pfiel

Dr. Enzio von Pfiel is an Investment Strategist at Private Capital Limited. Born in Namibia and raised in America, Germany, he earned his Ph.D. in economics and worked for the world's three leading banks. He is now an independent investment advisor and a regular contributor to Bloomberg and CNBC. To read more about common trade myths debunked check out his book "Trade Myths: Globalization and the Trade Balance Fallacy"

7 characteristics that next generation supply chains must possess

The strategies and traits that worked for your supply chain in yesteryear might not be relevant in next gen supply chains – are you ready for the future?

Kevin Hill

Kevin Hill heads up the marketing efforts and provides technical expertise to the sales and service teams at Quality Scales Unlimited in Byron, California. He enjoys everything mechanical and electronic, computers, the internet and spending time with family.

Change or die: 4 things suppliers must do to survive in a Globalization 2.0 world

Perhaps nowhere were the effects of Globalization 2.0 felt more intensely, widely and definitively than in manufacturing.

Michael Zakkour

Michael Zakkour creates and implements make it-move it-sell it strategies for US, Chinese and European consumer product, retail, e-commerce, B2C, B2B and manufacturing companies. He is the co-author of “China’s Super Consumers” and is a contributor at FORBES, Beijing Review, the BBC and other broadcast, online and print media.

Have a great product or service? Licensing could be the right market entry strategy for you

Licensing is a transfer-related market entry strategy. It involves a company (known as the licensor) granting permission to a company in another country to use its intellectual property for a defined time period.

Pamela Hyatt

I am the Content Marketing Specialist 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.

10 small countries who are major players in the international trade world

Don’t overlook these 10 smaller countries in the international trade world as market entry targets – they’re involved in more trade than you think!

Bennett O'Brien

Bennett O'Brien is a freelance writer from the state of Massachusetts in the United States. He holds a bachelor's degree from Westfield State University, and graduated cum laude. Currently he is expanding his freelance writing career, and enjoying the opportunity to write on a variety of business topics.

Nadja Schauer, CITP|FIBP – Trade Commissioner

My passion for travel led me to a career with Global Affairs Canada, where I’ve now worked for 8 years, most recently as a Trade Commissioner.

Ewan Roy

I'm a Digital Marketing Specialist for the Forum for International Trade Training (FITT). My background is in writing and research, and I am passionate about communicating new ideas and telling stories that matter to you.