I had a great conversation with a colleague the other day about how I knew I was exporting. I thought the question was a bit funny given my background but, to his perspective, my friend only ships domestically.
February 6, 2023
Go Global
December 1, 2022
Trade in Services part 2
Last month I discussed the opportunity of exporting your services to a foreign buyer, see Trade in Services part 1 .
November 10, 2022
Trade in Services part 1
Ever wonder if what you do can be exported? When we think about exporting, we typically focus on physical products, however, many companies providing services such as marketing, design, consulting and more are increasing their sales and presence overseas.
October 24, 2022
Emerging Technology Controls Becoming a Reality
Once again, I am overwhelmed by the cool things being developed in Wisconsin.
August 5, 2022
The Threat of Influence
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.
July 19, 2022
The Savvy Logistics & Supply Chain Manager
Gazing into the crystal ball is something all logistics and supply chain managers attempt to do on a daily basis in order to foresee those costly delays that ultimately ensnare their company’s ability to produce goods or export goods to meet their customer’s needs.
July 5, 2022
Fireworks – Strategizing for Supply Chain Disruptions
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?
May 31, 2022
Customs Shipment Holds and Exams
U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) policies are designed to: (1) ensure the smooth flow of imported cargo through U.
April 26, 2022
Two years on – What’s your post-pandemic strategy?
It hit me today when I heard that China was loosening restrictions on Shanghai after a couple of weeks of lockdown due to their zero-COVID policy: How is anyone to emerge from the pandemic’s supply chain disaster unscathed?
March 28, 2022
Exporting Climate Change
I’ve long wondered: If/when cleantech comes back into vogue, what will it look like? The underlying trends — a world of constrained resources for 9 billion people by 2050 — continue to chug along, as solar panels and wind turbines grow and electric vehicles begin to make a dent.