UPDATE
MBITA’s new members continue to cross the wide spectrum of global trade from translation services, to credit insurance to one of the premier agricultural associations in the State.
This issue also has links to all of the PowerPoint presentations made by the expert panelists at the 4th Annual Global California conference held in Sacramento on March 16th. Enjoy…
President
Tony Livoti
MBITA
Vice President
Shay Adams
AIM Medical Sales
Members
Dr. Edward Valeau
Former President
Hartnell College
Salinas
Marcelo Siero
IdeasSiero
Jim Faith
Trade Export Finance Online
(TEFO)
Staff
Cristina Polesel
General Manager
Emi Hirano
Marketing Assistant
Akiko Tsukahara
Marketing Analyst
This newsletter has been
created by MBITA's editor
Cristina Polesel
cristina@mbita.org
MBITA New Member
Trade Risk Insurance Agency LLC
The Monterey Bay International Trade Association (MBITA) welcomes its new member, Trade Risk Insurance Agency, LLC, a leading independent specialty broker of domestic and export credit insurance.
Martin T. Goppelt is the West Coast Sales Manager for the company.
The management and staff of TRG have been developing “customized” trade credit insurance policies for their clients for decades. Finding the right solution to your trade credit insurance needs can be time consuming and difficult. Trade Risk Group works for you as your trade risk partner. They will assess your unique needs, create a competitive environment among all appropriate underwriters and tailor the most valuable and cost effective policy to satisfy those needs.
The company has excellent relationships with all the leading underwriters including: AIG; Atradius; EXIM Bank; Coface; Euler; FCIA and C.W. Excess. Trade Risk Group provides unparalleled, continuous service support throughout the policy period. As your needs change and your company grows, it is important to know that you have an advocate working for you, not the insurance company. Trade Risk Group will provide you the confidence of knowing that you’re interests are properly represented to the insurance company.
Their program highlights include commercial risk- insolvency and protracted default as well as political risk- expropriation of assets, war, currency conversion and public buyer default.
For company information, please visit www.traderiskgroup.com.
Feel free to contact their West Coast Office.
Martin T. Goppelt
West Coast Sales Manager
Trade Risk Insurance Agency, LLC
537 Washington Blvd.
Marina del Rey, CA 90292
Tel: 310-821-9856 - Fax: 858-712-1951
Web: www.traderiskgroup.com
email: martin.goppelt@traderiskgroup.com
MBITA New Member
The Monterey Bay International Trade Association (MBITA) welcomes its new member, Richard Schneider Enterprises, Inc. (RSE). RSE is a global translation and interpretation company with 27 years of experience, working in over 170 languages for many different industries. RSE offers the personalized attention to translate product labels for local exporters, but it is also large enough that it can cover massive projects, like its recent commission to translate the trials of former regime leaders in Iraq.
HISTORY
RSE began with one man’s passion for bridging the communication gap. Richard Schneider grew up bilingual, knowing the importance—and joy—of language. His mother and father were of Hungarian and Russian heritage, respectively, and the family moved to Mexico City when Richard was only three years old. Translation agency work later prompted Richard to create his own company.
He opened Richard Schneider Enterprises, Inc. (RSE) on October 1, 1980: starting with a post office box, a beeper, and $30. Most important, Richard founded his business on a genuine desire to serve and a sincere passion for the profession. Richard was then a one-man show, serving as interpreter as well as front and back office. Clients called with a pressing need for a Spanish interpreter, and Richard would fly out of the office to fulfill the request. That was almost three decades ago. Now, Richard now credits an excellent staff for continuing his mission to provide clear communication.
SERVICES
MBITA New Member
- Prepare and prescribe the terms of sale and forms of contracts to be used by members in the course of export trade.
- Formulate rules, regulations and policies for its members, standardizing and shaping successful business relationships.
- Provide for arbitration of disputes arising from the export trade of dried fruit and tree nuts.
TRAFFIC
- The SCTC reviews and reacts to proposals of the Trans-Continental Freight Bureau as well as those of the various steamship conferences, advocating on behalf of the membership.
WORLD TRADE
- The SCTC is active in international trade negotiations in an effort to secure modification or removal of both tariff and non-tariff barriers.
- Maintain communications with world-wide organizations on current and emerging issues.
PUBLIC RELATIONS
The SCTC acts as an advocate on behalf of their membership with all of the industry-related groups, maintaining daily contact with representatives of the export trade to make sure they are fully and accurately informed as to the industry’s activities, needs and problems. Their goal is to ensure regulation favorable to the industry:
- Governmental regulatory agencies
- Transportation services
- Agricultural commodity organizations
EXPORTERS ALERT
The SCTC maintains a depository of information for its members regarding potential problems with specific traders around the world; members may inquire if there have been any complaints filed against new customers prior to doing business with them.
Contact:
Rick Murphy
Assistant Secretary
Specialty Crop Trade Council (SCTC)
710 Striker Ave.
Sacramento, CA 95834
Tel. 559-233-7249
Fax: 559-233-9819
Web: www.cdfea.org
email: rickm@cdfea.org
Green Trade Mission to China
June 16-27TH, 2007
In order to further promote the cooperation between Chinese companies and their American counterparts, the Monterey Bay International Trade Association (MBITA) in partnership with the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade and the China Chamber of International Commerce have organized a trade mission to China from June 16-27th, 2007.
This trade mission will target California companies providing environmental technologies in recycling, waste management, air & water purification, ‘green’ construction and renewable energy including growing, harvesting and post-harvesting agriculture technologies.
The California trade mission delegates will visit and meet with Chinese companies and government dignitaries from Beijing, Tianjin, Shenyang and Changchun. One-on-one meetings with qualified Chinese counterparts will be arranged and then introduced to all trade mission delegates to discuss their specific product representation, purchase or sale, technology transfer, project investment and/or joint-venture.
For details and registration for this high-powered trade mission please go to http://www.mbita.org/chinatrademission/registration.htm
The fourth annual 'Global California – Challenges and Solutions' conference held in Sacramento, Ca. at the California Chamber of Commerce on May 16 th . The event brought together small to mid-sized businesses, trade and financial service organizations in both the public and private sectors with trade experts from across the state to dialog on the current issues and opportunities facing California's global trade community.
The event was more interactive than in previous years with a unique question-and-answer dialog with conference attendees facilitated by roving hosts. The Expert panelists addressed major topics of interest to global traders looking to increase their share of the international markets for California-sourced goods and services.
We thank our major Sponsors, FedEx, the Luxembourg Consulate in San Francisco, the California Chamber of Commerce and the Port of Oakland, for their support and all the other exhibitors and affiliate sponsors that helped make this conference a great success.
Please see the PowerPoint presentations for the conference’s various panels below.
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