by MEL | May 24, 2017 | Events
Research is important for businesses looking to expand overseas in order to reduce their risk of costly mistakes. However, what type of research should these businesses look for? How can business owners conduct their own basic global market research? GRIIT President...
by MEL | May 17, 2017 | Events
GRIIT President and CEO Sarita D. Jackson, Ph.D. has been invited to attend the World Trade Week Breakfast and Forum in Orange County this month. So what is World Trade Week? What does the Orange County World Trade Week mean for GRIIT? World Trade Week began 91 years...
by MEL | Apr 18, 2017 | Cuba, Latin America and the Caribbean
In recent years, I have received a lot of interest from current business owners about the Cuban market. Questions have ranged from understanding U.S. policy reform toward seeking counsel on the basics of the Cuban market. This month, the Riverside County Economic...
by MEL | Apr 4, 2017 | Competitiveness
In the current administration, international trade has been blamed for the loss of jobs and a huge deficit in manufacturing. As a result, discussions continue to swirl around imposing high tariffs against goods imported from countries such as China and Mexico....
by MEL | Mar 10, 2017 | Asia, TPP, Trade Agreements, U.S. Trade Policy
Although President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement, U.S. companies can still enjoy preferential access to the region. The TPP trade agreement was completed in October 2015 and signed by 12 countries in...
