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MAY 2024

NASBITE 2025 annual conference

APRIL 8, 9 & 10, 2025

The National Association of Small Business International Trade Educators (NASBITE) is hosting its 2025 annual conference in Cleveland. Professionals, educators, and even students should mark this on their calendars.

At NASBITE's annual conference, attendees gather for two days to teach one another about the most important and consequential developments impacting global trade, and develop lasting relationships with peers, colleagues, and mentors. The programming itself is a tour de force with tracks aimed at developing educators, business professionals, and government advisors. The conference attracts some of the biggest names in international trade and thought leaders in the evolving trends of trade and transportation. The secret sauce of what sets the NASBITE conference apart is simple - our members are welcoming, curious, and want to develop relationships with people no matter where they come from. The conference mixes in opportunities for first-time attendees to mingle and get to know the base that makes up the body of NASBITE’s membership. This conference is where you can literally rub shoulders with some of the most influential movers and shakers in the community of international trade. NASBITE members come from all over the USA and as far away as Japan, Mexico, Costa Rica, Canada, and France, among others. If international is your business, or perhaps in your blood, don't miss this opportunity to join our community. READ FULL ARTICLE HERE

If you have questions on attending or if you're interested in helping make this the very best NASBITE conference ever, please hit the button below to connect.

NEW! 2024 Global Business Center
events

  • July 24th: Global Reach -Exporting Amid Geo-Political Turmoil

  • Aug 27th: Export 101

  • Sep 10th - 11th: Department of Commerce Compliance Seminar

  • Sep 30th - Oct 2nd: Certified Global Business Professional Boot Camp

  • Oct 9th: Global Reach - Int'l Hiring & HR, Contracts, Trade Treaties, USTR

  • Nov 1st: GlobalTarget Export Excellerator Program - Session 1 of 5

  • Dec 5th: Global Reach - Operations, Documentation, and Transportation

  • Dec 6th: GlobalTarget Export Excellerator Program - Session 2 of 5

Registration begins soon, stay tuned!

Congratulations to our CSU Intern Students!

Our 2023 OEIP cohort. This year's group begins their assignments May 13th at companies across the region.

Our Ohio Export Internship Program (OEIP) students are on their way to applying everything they've learned this semester to their summer internships. Each student has completed the Building Global Businesses class which prepares them to work on international projects at Ohio businesses. This program has been a huge statewide success and has grown to include cohorts at six universities, including Cleveland State. This year we welcome 17 students to the Cleveland area and look forward to watching them grow into international business leaders.

Any students interested in the program should contact us. We will begin the formal recruitment for next year's intern class in the late summer / early fall.

Is your company is interested in hosting a student with international business training?

GlobalTarget - Program Highlights

Our GlobalTarget export accelerator is entering an exciting stage as our 2024 cohort begins to construct their 1-5 year international strategy which they'll present to our mentor panel in May.

If your company has global operations but needs to put it all together, GlobalTarget will provide you with the skills and tools you need to manage global markets with greater confidence. 

GlobalTarget membership provides a low-cost, interactive method to extend a company’s international resources to build an effective global strategy. Companies will gain the skills they need to manage global markets.

PARTNER EVENTS

Japan Business Matchmaking

Midwest US-Japan Association Conference

Ohio will be hosting the Midwest US-Japan Association’s annual conference in September 2024. The governor and legislative leadership of our Japanese sister state Saitama will be in attendance, along with several companies looking to do business in Ohio. Any Ohio companies looking for possible matchmaking services should contact us about this opportunity. Companies in advanced manufacturing in particular are encouraged to apply.

Contact Our Trade Advisors

Email Us

CHRIS LEES: c.lees@csuohio.edu

DAVID DELGADO: d.delgado85@csuohio.edu

NATE WARD: n.t.ward54@csuohio.edu

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