Moreno Valley, CA – Selling American products and services overseas is both profitable and culturally rewarding for all companies that want to prosper in today’s global marketplace.
Participate in an exclusive training program (Sept 27th to October 25th) carefully designed to give business executives strategies, insights, and a ready network of contacts necessary to successfully expand sales globally. If you believe exporting could be part of your growth strategy, these courses will provide you with the hands on tools and the latest information necessary to succeed. In addition, through this course, you will become informed about the effective finance and marketing assistance currently available through both state and federal agencies and walk away knowing precisely how to leverage these resources.
Who should attend? Established businesses, manufacturers, service companies, entrepreneurs and potential exporters who are seeking growth through exporting.
Cost is $5.00 – Paying for one ticket on any of the days available will make you eligible to attend all 5 days of the seminar series.
Location, Moreno Valley Employment Resource Center, 12625 Fredrick St. Ste K-3, Moreno Valley, CA 92552
Schedule:
Session 1 (Sept 27) – Global Business Opportunities for Small Business – Participants will learn to utilize databases to determine best markets, describe the benefits of trade agreements, classify a good and determine the duty rates for specific products. Guest speakers: Dr. Sarita Jackson from GRIIT Paul Smith from SBA; Robert Corona from CITD
Session 2 (Oct 4) – Cross-Cultural Communication – This course introduces learners to the concept of cross‐cultural communication and its importance in the modern globalized workplace. Strategies for identifying both similar and divergent cultural characteristics across different cultures, and why they play an important role in Global Trade. -Guest Speakers: Eddy Sumar from ER$ Consulting
Session 3 (Oct 11) – International Trade Finance and Methods of Payment – Understanding how to get paid for an export sale is crucial since your buyer could be 10,000 miles away. This training discusses how your organization can finance the transaction and related business costs from the time you obtain the order, through the production cycle, to the time you receive final payment. -Guest Speakers: Eddy Sumar from ER$ Consulting; Martin Selander from U.S. SBA; U.S. EXIM Bank
Session 4 (Oct 18) – International Shipping and Legal Issues – This session covers export distribution considerations, direct exporting, indirect exporting, Foreign Trade Zones and various components of agency and distributor agreements. – Guest Speakers: Michael Aguillera from EZ Worldwide Express; Phillips F. Richard from CCIC; Kenneth S. August from ALG August Law Group, P.C.
Session 5 (Oct 25) – E-Commerce – This session covers e-commerce, how it has evolved in international trade, and how your business can use it for exporting. Guest Speakers: Hema Dey from Iffel International Inc. and Jon Burgess, MBA, RedFusion Media, Inc.
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