International Business (Import/Export) Workshop

Event description

This two-hour course is designed to help start up and existing small businesses understand some of the important issues when dealing with foreign clients or suppliers. For example: importing consumer goods to the US from The Peoples Republic of China, or exporting products made in the US to England for sale there.

TOPICS TO BE COVERED:

• International Business vs US Business
• Country Specific Information
• Offshore and Onshore Contracts
• Commercial Terms and Conditions
• Letter of Credit
• International Shipping Terms - INCOTERMS
• Freight Forwarders and Customs Brokers
• US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

Remember: Doing business with overseas entities is not like doing business with U.S. companies and/or consumers.

SCORE instructors Kit Werremeyer and Brian Zuckerman both have significant, long term experience in doing business internationally.