Online Training and Tutorials
The Department of Commerce offers a wide array of training events and webinars for anyone interested in conducting business overseas. Informative webinars can be found at http://www.export.gov/mrktresearch/webinarschedule_marketresearch.asp. These webinars cover topics such as free trade agreements, country-specific trade policies, export processes, and basics of exporting.
U.S. Commercial Service Webinars
Exporting 101
This useful webinar provides basic information about how to sell
products overseas. It goes over strategies, methods, and
other information to help businesses achieve
international success. The direct link is http://www.export.gov/webinars/webinar_export101.asp.
Peru & Colombia Free Trade
Agreements
This webinar highlights the benefits of the Peru
and Colombia free trade agreements. The direct
link is http://www.export.gov/webinars/PeruColombiaFTAMain_webinar.asp.
Embargoes and Other SanctionsThis
webinar provides insight into how embargoes
and other kinds of sanctions affect countries. It can be
found at http://www.export.gov/webinars/embargoes_webinarmain.asp.
Understanding the North America Free Trade
Agreement
This webinar includes information about how to acquire a NAFTA
certificate. It can be directly accessed at http://www.export.gov/webinars/naftawebinar_main.asp.
Office of China Economic Area Webinars
Intellectual Property Rights In China Webinar
Series
This webinar series offers extensive information on how U.S.
exporters can protect and enforce intellectual property
rights. Some popular topics within the series include
trademark protection for textiles, tips on filing patents
in China, and the latest trends in brand protection
strategies. This webinar series can be found at http://www.stopfakes.gov/events/china_webinar_series.asp.
Bureau of Industry and Security Training
The U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) offers the
"BIS Online Training Room" as a resource. It can be found at
http://www.bis.doc.gov/seminarsandtraining/seminar-training.htm.
The training room covers topics such as essentials of export
controls, deemed exports, and antiboycott compliance. It
also offers downloadable webinars.
BIS holds training and seminar events on
export-related topics in many different cities around the
country. The seminar and training schedule can be
accessed via https://www.bis.doc.gov/seminarsandtraining/elsem.htm.
This schedule lists the dates, locations, and information for
these events.