The Global Business Development Program aids the growth and expansion of the state’s exports by providing matching grant funding to Wisconsin businesses for export training, development, and promotion activities.

The program consists of two grant components that are designed with flexibility to best meet the specific export development and international trade promotion needs of the Wisconsin company.

Export Development Grant
This grant is designed to help small-medium sized companies become export-ready and to better assist them in developing the internal competence to enter and expand into global markets.

• New-to-export companies
• Up to $3,000 in a year
• Export seminars, international educational events, developing a company export strategy

International Market Access Grant
This grant can be used for reimbursement of specific expenses associated with exhibiting at an approved trade show in a foreign market, participating in a matchmaker trade delegation program or certified trade mission, website and literature localization and consulting services needed to meet certain international product certification requirements.

• Up to $10,000 in a year
• International trade exhibitions, international trade missions, business matchmaker services

Highlights of Grants

• No company size restrictions – Any company can apply!
• Flexible project options
• Efficient application and reimbursement system: 10-day turnaround, online form and responsive program contact

For more information and to access the application, visit:
http://wedc.org/gbd-grants

• Export to Canada
• C-TPAT

Andrea attended our Export Documentation & Procedures seminar with instructor Mr. John Goodrich in Chicago, IL.

Attendees who registered with Global Training Center between January 1-January 31 were automatically enrolled into a drawing. Global Training Center had many entries and drew 1 winner at random.

We’d like to say thanks to everyone who participated or attended our Global Training Center Workshops.

Congratulations,  Andrea! Enjoy your new Kindle Fire.

Winner has 1 week to claim prize otherwise another name will be drawn.

Don’t miss our next drawing, We will be announcing our next give-away soon! Stay connected with Global Training Center.   

Global Training Center is your complete source for Customs and International Trade Training and Reference Books.

The Mexican Documentation & Procedures Seminar is designed for U.S. exporters who want to ship their goods to Mexico, Mexico importers, and executives with operations in Mexico who want to stay current with the legal requirements of exporting to Mexico.

Reasons to attend this seminar include a comprehensive overview of the requirements on both sides of the border to efficiently, safely, and properly transact cross-border commerce between Mexico and the U.S. Increasing changes in U.S. and Mexican Customs regulations affect the way business is done year to year. This seminar is designed to help in the understanding of the legal requirements of doing business in Mexico and provide an opportunity to focus on updating their operations and establish internal procedures which will enable them to practice a level of reasonable care required by both govern­ments.

Mexico Documentation- Half Day Class $295* per person (*early registration price) Topics Covered Include:

-TEMPORARY ENTRY INTO MEXICO
Entry of Business Persons Entry of Goods

-TRANSPORTATION IN MEXICO
Cross-Border Trucking Low Value Shipment Exports to Mexico Commercial
Samples Chart of Documents/Goods to Border Customs Clearance Procedures

-EXPORT DOCUMENTATION TO MEXICO
Documents for Export and Import
Commercial Invoice
Packing List
Automated Export System (AES)
Pedimento
Certificates of Origin – NAFTA and Non-NAFTA

-TARIFF SCHEDULES AND CUSTOMS CLEARANCE
Tariffs, Taxes and Customs Fees
Mexico Tariff Schedule
Antidumping and Countervailing Duties
Wood Packaging Materials

-LABELING AND STANDARDS
Mandatory and Voluntary Labeling Requirements Verifications Units

-INFORMATION RESOURCES
Brokers on U.S./Mexico Border U.S. and Mexican Border Organizations
International Trade Web Sites

Schedule (price include “Mexico Procedures & Documentation” reference book) :

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Sign up for Export & Import Training Today! Register 1 Month in Advance and Save $50!
Our Seminars & Webinars now earn NCBFAA Credits!

Global Training Center can help you pave the way to success! Your source for International Trade seminars and reference books dealing in importing and exporting into the United States.

Upcoming Seminars Coming in February 2012

• Dallas, TX
• Santa Clara, CA
• St Louis, MO
• Philadelphia, PA
• Chicago, IL

Upcoming Webinars

• Incoterms – February 17, 2012 (half day)
• Mexico Documentation – February 16, 2012 (half day)
• Export Documentation – Februrary 28, 2012
• Int’l Letters of Credit – February 29, 2012
• ****Due to Popular Demand Class Added*** Tariff Classification – March 5, 2012
• Air & Ocean Transportation-March 1, 2012
• Import Documentation – March 26, 2012
• Import Audit – March 27, 2012
• Tariff Classification – April 12, 2012
• NAFTA Rules of Origin – April 13, 2012

Experience the advantages and benefits of attending a Global Training seminar:

• - Learn the correct Harmonized Tariff Number for imports and exports.
• -Make sure HTS numbers are correct because they are your responsibility.
• -An experienced instructor will direct you through the steps of Classification
• -Avoid penalties and guess work when you fully understand how to determine the HTS numbers/Schedule B numbers

FULL-DAY SESSION 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Cant travel? Try our Full Day Interactive Online Training on January 25, 2012. Register today to receive your materials in time. Learn More…

Seminar Includes: Certificate of Completion and a copy of Doing Your Duty – Product Classifications According to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States by John D. Goodrich of JD Goodrich & Associates. Available for septerate purchase. Click here to order book.

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Dramatically enhance your performance and knowledge on Trade Compliance with our training. Full and Half day Seminars designed to significantly and immediately assist you and your international personnel in areas of major importance for exporting and importing.

  Call, Click or Email for more information or to register for an up coming seminar.
www.GlobalTrainingCenter.com     1-800-860-5030     Contact@GlobalTrainingCenter.com

Export Documentation & Procedures
In-Depth Understanding of Export Procedures

Letters of Credit
Learn about the flow, risks, and costs involved in Letters of Credit

International Ocean & Air Transportation
Logistics Management for the International Supply Chain.

Tariff Classification using the Harmonized Tariff Schedule
For Importers Exporters & FTA determination

NAFTA Rules of Origin & Record Keeping
Qualification and Documentation

Import Documentation
Designed to help commercial importers become aware of regulatory obligations

Import Audit Compliance
Assessment for Importers. Are you prepared for a Customs Audit.

International Terms
Understand the “terms of sale” of your international transaction..

Exporting to Mexico: Documentation & Procedures
Requirements and how to avoid delays

Each class includes certificate of completion and a reference book (available for purchase separately). Save $50 off each seminar when you register 1 month prior to the seminar/webinar date.

Are You Prepared for Customs Import Audit!

Importers: Are you prepared for a Customs Audit?  Sign up for our Import Audit Class and protect yourself from business disruption, fines and penalties that can result from regulatory intervention from U.S. Customs and Border Protection.  Learn how to prepare for a Focused Assessment.  Explore strategies for self-auditing your import program.  Learn record keeping requirements, how to exercise reasonable care, how to create a compliance manual and more!

Class materal: “U.S. Import Audit Preparation & Customs Compliance” author John D Goodrich, updated February 2010

Sign up for Import Audit Webinar or Seminar AND receive a copy of this book!    Click here to view agenda for this class. 

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Have you found yourself suddenly responsible for the import and export departments in your company?

Like most companies you have likely had to make the tough decision to reorganize your staff,  including laying off key individuals. If you chose to lay off your international logistics and trade compliance staff you may have discovered, too late, that these folks were critical to the success of your import/export programs and they provided you a much-needed safety net against regulatory intervention. Now they are gone and suddenly your company expects you to fill in the void.

And while your company was busy downsizing the US authorities responsible for export and import regulation were busy upsizing. The US Government implemented more sweeping regulatory changes with enhanced penalties than in the previous decade. Ignorance of the law is no longer a valid excuse for non-compliance!

What are you going to do?

Don’t panic! Stay calm! Get educated!

Your first responsibility is to identify what you don’t know about importing and exporting. That is where Global Training Center can help. With a proven track record and experienced instructors we can help you identify the critical components of an import or export trade compliance and logistics program and help put you back on the road to success!

John D. Goodrich

www.GlobalTrainingCenter.com

All of Global Training Center’s Webinars and November/December Seminars have been approved by National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America (NCBFAA) for CCS/CES credits www.ncbfaa.org

The following is a note from an attendee dated February 11, 2011:

“Paul:

I thought it might be helpful for you to know that both of your classes that I attended were approved for Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credit by the Oklahoma Bar Association:

Incoterms 2010 – 4.0 hrs. CLE credit
Export & Import Letters of Credit – 6.50 hrs. CLE credit

I believe this should establish Global Training Center as an approved provider in the OBA’s records so that future attendees can get courses approved for CLE credit more easily. ”