30/05/2014

Get paid when you go global! Upcoming #TradeElite chat and networking session

It doesn’t matter how much interest or how many orders your business is getting from buyers abroad if you can’t figure out how to get paid when you go global! Our next #TradeElite Twitter chat will help you navigate all things money. We’ll talk about methods of payment, which method to use and why, and how to implement different types of payment.

16/05/2014

Gathering competitive intelligence before you enter foreign markets

One of the key mistakes companies make when selecting a market entry strategy is to focus on their capabilities and goals and forget to gather competitive intelligence in their chosen market. The higher the level of competition in the market, the lower the profits that can be obtained.

22/04/2014

Laxmi Patel, CITP|FIBP — Manager of Retail Operations

Laxmidhar Patel is Manager of Retail Operations for Loblaws Companies Limited. He has been working in the retail sector for last 10 years in India, the UK, China and Canada, and says it has been a path of growth for him.

15/04/2014

Emmanuel Choute, CITP|FIBP — Trade Commissioner

Emmanuel Choute has been working as a Trade Commissioner for the Government of Canada for 9 years. He provides business policy and international market development strategy advice to help Canadian businesses grow internationally.

25/03/2014

Colleen Power, CITP|FIBP — Trade Strategist

Colleen Power is playing an important role in international trade development in Nova Scotia as a Trade Strategist with Nova Scotia Business Inc., Nova Scotia’s private sector-led business development agency.