For decades foreign governments and closely related entities have forged ties with U.S. business leaders, often yielding benefits for both sides. However, when tensions develop, these same government actors employ overt and covert techniques to influence business leaders to advance the malign government’s geopolitical interests.
Upon hearing that the fireworks show was cancelled again, the looks on the kids’ faces were that of despair and disappointment. “The supply chain really sucks, Grandpa,’ to which my reply was that it did. How could I explain this to my 7-year-old grandson? How did he know what a supply chain was?
U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) policies are designed to: (1) ensure the smooth flow of imported cargo through U.
Funny how it doesn’t take long to coin a phrase. I’ve been warning about Economic Coercion for years.
Effective Duty Mitigation Strategies In its simplest terms, tariff engineering means an importer is allowed to make a product in a way that the lowest possible duty rate applies at time of importation.
When US companies deal with value added tax in Europe, they often fall into the same avoidable trap – the assumption that VAT is like US sales tax or Goods and Service Tax – GST (it is not) and a belief that VAT does not apply to non-European businesses (it does).
One of the Wisconsin SBDC Network’s strengths has long been its accessibility, with 13 centers across the state serving all 72 counties.
By: Marc Chandler, Bannockburn Global Forex The pandemic was a major body blow to the world economy, driving countries into deep economic downturns.
For many companies, selling into new markets is the fastest way to grow their businesses.
In honor of the new year, we thought we’d share a special edition article written by America’s SBDC President and CEO Charles “Tee” Rowe (which was also published on this blog).