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.