Global Arena

Second of three articles.

Doing business in the global arena can be an overwhelming experience, especially if you are physically traveling abroad. Approach your global experience as you would a final exam — if you prepare, you will feel comfortable and will exude confidence and poise.

The 2012 Olympics in London may be three years away, but the Brooklyn International Trade Development Center (www.brooklynexport.com) at Medgar Evers College, Brooklyn, N.Y., already is working to get New York-area companies to take advantage of the numerous related contract opportunities.

Small and medium-sized firms that export stand to benefit under President Obama’s international trade agenda.
“Trade and commercial policies should help small and medium-sized firms become more integrated as effective competitors in the global marketplace,” an official statement on the president’s trade agenda says.