Big data is essentially the collection, collation, and assumed use of information about almost anything you can imagine. It’s a central feature for financial institutions, cell phone companies, retail businesses, and defense and intelligence agencies.
If your company has been sitting on the sidelines waiting for some semblance of certainty to return to the U.S. economy it could be a long wait. Instead of yet another ‘wait and see’ year, now might be the time to grasp new opportunities and expand into overseas markets.
One characteristic the best exporters have in common is a commitment to meeting all the agreed upon expectations of the buyer. While this may sound obvious, the devil is in the details.
While the panic of 2008 has subsided, it has left behind disheartened workers, anxious consumers as well as companies stuck in a murky bog of uncertain regulation. That doesn’t mean there are not bright spots deserving of some attention.
The Administration kicked off 2012 with what appears to be a full court press on trade enforcement and export promotion.
Last month, GE’s Jeff Immelt told a Thomson Reuters event in New York that, as a nation, the U.S. is not trying hard enough to promote U.S. exports and win business overseas. He held out Germany as an example of a country who goes…
World Trade Week 2011 came and went. Despite the Obama administration’s pledge to double U.S. exports by 2015, the pending U.S. FTAs with South Korea, Colombia and Panama continue to be held hostage due to political in-fighting.
On April 6 – 11, Mexico will play host to one of the largest US government-led trade missions in recent history. Over 100 U.S. companies have decided to look beyond the narco-violence headlines and fly to Mexico City where they will attend a conference, meet with top US government trade experts from 14 countries…