Join our Cross Border Partners Advisory Services trade specialists at the Canada, Country Market Brief event. Did You Know – $1.9 billion of goods and services crosses the Canada-U.S. border every day, making the Canada-U.S. trade relationship the largest in the world. Want to learn more about how to grow your business through international trade, register to attend. Enterprise Florida, Inc. in partnership with the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce – IBC Committee.

Cross Border Partners Advisory Services, LLC (CBPAS) sponsors exporting conference. Are you ready to propel your company to the next level by exporting your product and services to international markets? GROWING GLOBAL Don’t miss this informative half-day conference discussing how exports can grow your company’s profits by tapping into global markets. Meet with our trade advisory professionals and learn about other market entry resources available to your business. Follow us – @cbptrade

President Obama announced that the U.S. will lay out “a new course in our relations with Cuba.” For U.S. and Cuba, this is good news! Cuba’s proximity to the U.S. and Florida specifically, represents untapped trade development possibilities. For many decades, the world and some of our closest allies have openly traded with Cuba with U.S. trade policy, feeling more like being in the movie Back to the Future! For additional information, refer to White House press release. Charting a New Course on Cuba. The changes proposed to U.S. trade policy with Cuba will be progressively implemented via amendments to regulations of the Departments of the Treasury and Commerce. Changes for very specific sectors are being proposed. First – travel, financial services, telecom/communications, and companies that make and sell building materials and agricultural equipment. In addition, current Sanctions in place will be eased for those engaged in trade and commerce. Does this mean that your favorite Cuban cigar, Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure Especial will be readily available for U.S. consumers? No, not just yet. The specific details of how the range of trade regulations and lifting of individual travel restrictions will occur are not in place yet, however they should be in the coming months. The changes proposes will also not mean that Sanctions imposed by the Cuban Assets Control Regulations issued in 1963 will end. (that would take Congressional approval) Want to position your business for trading with Cuba, contact our team of trade professionals at Cross Border Partners Advisory Services.  www.crossborderpartners.com

Is your company involved in exporting goods from the United States? If so, your company is required to comply with export reporting regulations which if ignored, can attract substantial fines and other penalties. For goods exported and valued at more than $2,500 shipped anywhere other than Canada, Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR) require that you file your export information electronically through the Automated Export System (AES).

Cross Border Partners Advisory Services, LLC,  (CBPAS) a leading provider of International Consultative Services joins the Small Business Resource Network. (SBRN) The SBRN, helps businesses succeed by connecting them with interested, experienced professionals, service providers and government agencies. Participating, qualified professionals are experts in a wide variety of management issues relevant to small and medium sized enterprises. CBPAS provides innovative International Trade Advisory Services and customized Workforce Training programs to businesses seeking to increase revenues through exports and entering new global markets. Contact Us Today “Your Bridge To New Markets.” www.crossborderpartners.com

Canadian Consul General Louise Leger and Cross Border Partners Advisory Services (CBPAS) co-founder Andrew McIntosh announced the formation of a Bi-National Tampa/Canada Chamber of Commerce. Louise Leger noted that “trade between Canada and the United States is worth over $700 billion per year – about $2 billion per day, depending on the exchange rate.“ CBPAS provides advanced consultative trade advisory services and customized workforce training programs to businesses seeking to enter new global markets. CBPAS has specific expertise in US and Canadian markets. The new Chamber of Commerce will focus on the growing interest in the Greater Tampa Bay region and one of the most important trading partners to the US. What better way for companies, on both sides of the border, to grow their customer base and operations. Cross Border Partners Advisory Services, provides trade and other market entry services to businesses seeking to expand their operations through exports or direct investment. https://www.crossborderpartners.com/

Hillsborough Community College to Provide Trade and Logistics Training

TAMPA, FL– A consortium led by Hillsborough Community College’s Institute for Corporate and Continuing Education (ICCE), Workforce Florida and Cross Border Partners Advisory Services is being formed to provide training opportunities for local businesses looking to enter, increase or expand into international trade.

The consortium, in conjunction with Workforce Florida, has positioned itself to assist Tampa Bay and Florida businesses in establishing and expanding into new global markets as well as to strengthen Florida’s position as a hub for worldwide trade. The consortium will provide access to training grants for qualified businesses in trade and logistics training to help increase economic growth in this region.

ICCE will hold an information session on November 14 at HCC’s Brandon Campus from 7:30-9:30 am. For information on the training and grant availability, please visit TampaTraining.com/export for details and registration information.

About ICCE

The Institute for Corporate and Continuing Education (ICCE) is Hillsborough Community College’s corporate training arm that provides customized business solutions for local companies and individuals.

About Cross Border Partners Advisory Services, LLC

Cross Border Partners Advisory Services (CBP) offers innovative services and solutions to companies expanding in international markets. www.crossborderpartners.com

TAMPA, FL– Cross Border Partners Advisory Services and the Corporate College at HCC (ICCE) have partnered with Workforce Florida to provide funding to train employees in areas of logistics and international trade that will increase participating companies’ export volume and create new jobs.

Most companies in Florida that are involved in the manufacture, distribution or supply chain of goods or services being exported internationally are eligible to participate in this new program. Applicant companies must: (i) be a for-profit organization that has been in business for at least a year, and (ii) be either (a) currently exporting or plan to export goods or services internationally, or (b) in the supply chain for goods or services that are exported.

Companies will have access to customized training programs to help them begin or expand business in international markets. Most of the cost is covered by program funding.

About Cross Border Partners Advisory Services, LLC

Cross Border Partners Advisory Services (CBP) offers innovative services and solutions to companies expanding in international markets. CBP’s experienced team can assist businesses in gaining competitive advantages through international trade agreements, achieving favorable duty and tariff treatment for products or services, and more. Their offerings consist of: (i) international trade consulting and market entry services, (ii) foreign direct investment advisory services, and (iii) market-leading trade and logistics workforce training, customized to the client’s particular needs and interests, to provide a Global Advantage® in building strategic resources for international business. Through direct consultative services and its network partners, CBP offers uncompromising quality of service, training and solutions. Visit: www.crossborderpartners.com

Did you know:

Yes, it is a fact that your product or service is in high demand by other countries and global foreign markets. It is well known today, that as developing nations grow and prosper, their consumers are demanding high quality, innovative products developed and manufactured in the United States and other advanced economies. Is your company ready to compete and benefit by reaching new markets through exports?

• According to the Small Business Administration, small businesses have generated the majority of net new jobs over the past decade. Less than one percent of America’s 30 million companies export – a percentage that is significantly lower than all other developed countries. And of U.S. companies that do export, 58 percent export to only one country. Many businesses could benefit from gaining access to growing international opportunities. Cross Border Advisory Services, LLC is uniquely positioned to assist your business to enter and expand into global markets.expand internationally.

• So why export? According to a study published by the Institute for International Economics, U.S. companies that export not only grow faster, but are nearly 8.5 percent less likely to go out of business than non-exporting companies. Increasing access to additional markets can lower product development and manufacturing costs by increasing economies of scale. Moreover, global competitors are entering the home markets of US businesses at faster rates, challenging their market share levels and impacting financial performance. Reaching new markets is an imperative for sustaining the long term viability of your business. Tapping into export markets can grow your customer base, mitigate risk and diversify sources of revenue to offset declining or stagnant local markets and economic downturns.

• Cross Border Partners Advisory Services, LLC is your trusted partner to assist your business in navigating the complexities of global market expansion. Learn more at www.crossborderpartners.com