“Going Global: Getting Started
 in Exporting & Importing”

An Introductory Luncheon Workshop

Conducted by

Ruperto Chavarri
Manager, International Trade Program
Louisiana Small Business Development Center

and

Eugene Schreiber
Managing Director
World Trade Center of New Orleans

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

12:00 Noon - 2:00 p.m.
(light lunch served at 11:45 a.m.)
World Trade Center of New Orleans
2 Canal Street, Suite 2900
(Free validated parking in the WTC Garage)

Introducing You To International Trade

Louisiana’s level of exports and imports are at an all-time high. The steadily expanding global economy and U.S. Free Trade Agreements with other countries have created numerous opportunities for exporting goods and services from Louisiana to all regions of the world. Additionally, Hurricane Katrina has generated great demand for pre-manufactured homes, building materials, and other construction-related products and services as New Orleans and other parts of southern Louisiana rebuild their infrastructure and revive the economy.

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 Free Trade Agreements with other countries affect your business? Well, wait no longer -- right now is a great time to start learning what it takes to export and import.

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 that it’s not as daunting as you may think to succeed in international trade.

What Comes Afterwards?

If you like what you hear at the January 23 luncheon workshop, 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 to be held on February 18, 20, 25, and 27 from 12:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Jefferson Parish Economic Development Commission (JEDCO).  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. For more information on this 4-seminar series, email rchavarr@uno.edu.

Sponsoring Organizations

City of New Orleans

Louisiana Small Business Development Center

Louisiana Economic Development

New Orleans U.S. Export Assistance Center
Port of New Orleans
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

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

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