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Posted: 6/25/08

TAMIU-SBDC Offers Seminar on International Trade Thursday

 

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The Texas A&M International University Small Business Development Center (TAMIU-SBDC) will hold a free-of-charge seminar on international trade Thursday, June 27 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at TAMIU’s Western Hemispheric Trade Center, room 125.

The Import Basics Seminar helps establish a foundation, find a starting point, identify the fundamentals, and provides an overarching view of the trade arena.

Guest speaker Minerva García from the South-West Texas Border Region SBDC International Trade Center will cover the following topics:

  • Benefits of importing
  • Is importing really cheaper?
  • Finding qualified suppliers
  • Supplier selection and management
  • Quality control
  • The importation process
  • U.S. Customs
  • Paying for your imports.

To register, call the TAMIU SBDC office at 956.326.2827, or e-mail sbdc@tamiu.edu. Register online at sbdc.tamiu.edu

Office hours are Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.


Journalists who need additional information or help with media requests and interviews should contact the Office of Public Relations, Marketing and Information Services at prmis@tamiu.edu