TRAINING
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COMING ON 1 JANUARY 2009: The Countdown to EiE Training
ONE WAY — Spending hours searching for elusive, up-to-date and focused export information on the Internet?
A better way — information presented and kept current by experienced trainers in a practical easy to access format.
ONE WAY — Traveling all over to attend sporadic and unpredictable seminars on exporting?
A better way — on-line training covering a wide range of international trade topics.
ONE WAY — learning and spending valuable time sharing your knowledge with the other members of your staff?
A better way — all members of your team learning in concert and working in concert.
Our Experts in Exports have decades of experience in the public and private sectors both here and abroad helping companies compete in global markets. We offer training for support staff and management alike; for the newcomer and the seasoned exporter. And there are core courses and electives to provide you just the information you need.
International Trade...look complicated? Maybe not. But one thing is for certain…
international trade is complex.With all the information and expertise to source, all the new concepts and terminology to learn, all the right people to find both inside and outside of your organization. You might be thinking...it’s just too much.
Too much time on the computer looking for the right answers.
Too much time out of the office attending seminars.
Too much time educating and motivating team members. Not to mention too much money.But what if you ...
Had all the right answers at your fingertips to save you time?
Could learn how to export virtually with a step by step process to save you time?
Were able collaborate with your team rather than educate them to save you time?
Then would it be too complex and too much time?
We don’t think so.And if we could even offer it a reasonable cost that would be even better.
Our experts in exports have put together a four step plan to exporting.
Ask the Experts:
- New to Export
I have only known one company whose first export market was China. They admit to being very lucky in successfully exporting to this complicated market. China with its different languages, dialects, systems of government, and culture is difficult. However what makes their going into China so noteworthy is not their success there. After all China is a huge market. It is nearly unbelievable that they did so without making irrevocable mistakes.
Companies researching potential export markets, should investigate countries with the most similarities in language, culture, taste, life style. Countries that readily come to mind are Canada, where In-Compasse is representing SW companies at a taste testing in August, Australia and the U.K.
In spite of commonalities, don’t assume that Canadians or Brits are just like us.
Nor do they consider themselves to be.What to do:
- Learn about the history
- Investigate how business is done
- Understand expressions but don’t necessarily use them
I just found different websites that can help you. Great stuff on the U.K. with walking maps, information on exhibitions and books on history. What I love the most is hearing different accents. There are definitions of expressions and explanations of pronunciations. This is one of the sites I visit when I need a dose of the Mother Country. I hope you find it worthwhile and fun.
http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/collections/dialects
If you love to eat and are traveling to Cornwall, other websites are
I don’t think they serve pie, mash and eels which is a dish from the East end of London. But if you are there, try some. I did.
All these websites are fun. And so is learning about where you’re going and where you want to do business. And who says you can’t have fun and make money at the same time. After all, I do.
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