Diplomatic Services

In preparing American managers for overseas assignments, add some well-chosen, site-specific cultural information to the training mix - just enough to pleasantly surprise their foreign business partners without getting them in over their...

Can he deliver or will small business have their hopes dashed again?

One very important tool is the standby letter of credit.

More than half of small exporters make less than 10 percent of their sales from exports.

Recently Wal-Mart.com was caught charging shoppers five times the regular cost to ship merchandise purchased on its website to overseas service men and women. Other retailers can't ship to overseas personnel because their...

The State Department's debacle with a private security contractor illustrates how the cheapest solution is not always the least expensive.

The Small Business Administration's contracting woes took a new turn this week. A recent report linked agency shortcomings to the Blackwater security guard scandal.

The South Jersey chicken man has just shown up with a handful of non negotiable checks, nine cases of raw wings for the Schmekelman's reception and refuses to deliver unless you hand over...

Preparation is half the battle! The following suggestions and sources may be useful: "?¢ Read as much as possible about the countries in which you plan to travel, especially about the nation's history,...

I hope to open a Pandora´s Box. Today´s final look at China (this blog´s first "destination exposé´) questions undertaking business in a country with a harsh human rights record. OPRESSSION We are business...