An Introductory Luncheon Workshop

Conducted by

Ruperto Chavarri
Programs Director
Louisiana International Trade Center/SBDC

and

Eugene J. Schreiber
Managing Director
World Trade Center of New Orleans

Tuesday, January 11, 2005

12:00 Noon - 2:00 p.m.
(light lunch served at 11:30 a.m.)
World Trade Center of New Orleans
2 Canal Street, Suite 2900
(Free validated parking in the WTC Garage)

Come On In -- The Water’s Fine!

Have you been thinking about getting involved in the global marketplace but feel intimidated or have been wondering where and how to start? Do terms like FOB, CIF, letters of credit, bills of lading, and proforma invoices confuse you? How will the new Free Trade Agreements with other countries affect your business? Well, wait no longer -- put your toe in the water right now and start learning what it takes to export and import. And remember, you don’t have to be the producer of a product or service to sell it abroad, or to source goods or services from overseas to market in this country. Instead, you can be an intermediary, sales representative, or broker, as many others have successfully done.

The purpose of this introductory workshop is to walk you through the fundamentals of an international transaction, to give you an overview of the basic export-import process, and to provide you with the confidence and comfort level to demonstrate to you that it’s not as daunting as you may think to succeed in international trade.

What Comes Next?

If you like what you hear at the January 11 luncheon session, then you can learn more about this exciting -- and very profitable -- process by taking the next step and signing up for a package of four 4½-hour afternoon seminars (12:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.) to be held on February 16, 21, 23, and 28 at the World Trade Center and conducted by the Louisiana International Trade Center. In those seminars, you will learn step-by-step the "how-to" of international market research, preparing products for export & import, pricing strategies, terms of sale & quotations, export & import documentation, export shipping & import entry procedures, trade financing, and -- the bottom line -- methods of payment.

Sponsoring Organizations

Louisiana Economic Development

Port of New Orleans
City of New Orleans

Louisiana International Trade Center/SBDC

New Orleans U.S. Export Assistance Center
World Trade Center of New Orleans

 In Cooperation With

 

Ark-La-Tex Regional Export & Technology Center

Baton Rouge Center for World Affairs

Consular Corps of New Orleans

Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Louisiana

International Freight Forwarders and Customs Brokers Association of New Orleans

International Trade Council/Red River Region

Louisiana District Export Council

Louisiana Tax Free Shopping

Louisiana Technology Council

Propeller Club, Port of New Orleans

World Affairs Council of New Orleans

World Trade Club of Greater New Orleans

Registration Fee:  $30 for members of the sponsoring organizations and companies.  $35 for non-members. (includes all workshop materials and a light lunch). 

If you are a WTC member, the registration fee can be charged to your account number noted on the registration form. 

All registrations on this site are done over a Secure Socket Layer (SSL) line.

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