Export Basics: Prepare To Enter Your Market Now that you have selected a target market, you need to address specific considerations for your market. Finding the best approach to exporting - from Basic Guide to Exporting: The way you choose to export your products can have a significant effect on your export plan and specific marketing strategies. The various approaches … [Read more...]
Vancouver Trucking Strike Update
Vancouver Trucking Strike Update The Government of Canada announced on Wednesday evening that they are taking immediate and coordinated action to address the work disruption at Port Metro Vancouver. Port Metro Vancouver (PMV) expects everyone with a TLS license or permit to be at work on Thursday, March 20. PMV will begin its planned reform of the licensing system and move to … [Read more...]
2014 Pending West Coast Dock Strike
2014 Pending West Coast Dock Strike The current 6 year contract between the ILWU (Union) and PMA (Employers) expires 5:00pm PT on July 1st 2014. At the beginning of March, there was expressed cautious optimism about the West Coast contract negotiations by the chief negotiator Jim McKenna. From JOC article: McKenna said past experience demonstrates that if negotiations … [Read more...]
Importing – Ways to Save Money
Importing - Ways to Save Money Part of a global strategy to become a competitive force in the marketplace is to lower prices and increase profit margins. Importing goods is certainly an option. Here are a few thoughts to save money on importing [from importexport.about.com] : Order it on the cheap. Shop around. You might be surprised at how manufacturers in countries … [Read more...]
Thailand – 28 Hurt in Anti-Government Explosion
Two explosions in Bangkok aimed at anti-government protesters leave 28 hurt. A crisis in October that that triggered anti-government protests about the proposed amnesty bill that would have pardoned Thai politicians Abhisit Vejjajiva Suthep Thaugsuban over murder charges and former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. The bill could have made it possible for Thaksin, brother … [Read more...]