Seminar : Hidden Profits in Exporting to the USA

The Fiji Trade Commission, Los Angeles, in conjunction with the FTIB will be conducting a seminar on profitable exporting opportunities to the USA on Thursday, 11 October 2007, at the Southern Cross Hotel, Suva.

The workshop topics include :

• Profitable exports to the USA - come and learn which Fiji exports to the USA are growing and profitable, and how your products can be promoted in USA trade shows through the Fiji Trade Commission.
• Hidden Profits in Exporting to the USA - learn the technical and business issues of US import requirements, customs regulations, logistics, distribution channels, etc, and how these can make your businesses more profitable, with special examples on : handicraft and gift items, black pearls, agro business, fisheries, timber and mahogany, and manufactured goods and food products.

Presenters are :

1. Ilisoni Vuidreketi - Fiji Trade Commissioner to the USA;
2. Ashok Sadhwani - Expert and Consultant in USA International Trade Compliance and Operations.

Who should attend?

• exporters and established businesses with a product(s) ready for export;
• export-ready companies and established businesses who are non-USA exporters;
• micro, small and medium enterprises (SMEs);
• current exporters to the USA will also find the seminar useful.

Registration fee is F$35.00 per person. For registration, pls contact Ms Alka Nand at FTIB on telephone (679) 3315988 or e-mail alka@ftib.org.fj.

Registration closes today, Tuesday, 9 October 2007.