Global Trade Management Whitepaper

Building Your Export Business: Global Trade Compliance, Content and Connectivity

This whitepaper discusses the challenges facing exporters as they attempt to comply with export regulations in the US and globally.  The report provides examples of how leading exporters are overcoming these challenges by effectively using compliance automation to reduce the multitude of risks surrounding international trade.

In this report you will learn how to quantify, control and leverage global trade activities for the benefit of the entire company and how to develop a competitive advantage by turning export controls responsibility and associated burden into an opportunity.

This complimentary report addresses common challenges for exporters:

• Improving compliance automation
• Managing global trade content
• Export license management
• Export documentation and document distribution
• Government export filing requirements (AES)
• Managing compliance liability associated with mergers and acquisitions
• Increased risk of penalties as a result of focus on export control laws globally
• Importance of internal and external connectivity for trade compliance solutions

Whitepaper Authored by Beth Peterson, President BPE

Beth Peterson has over 25 years of experience in the logistics and international transportation business. Prior to founding BPE the consulting firm, Beth was Vice President of Marketing for Open Harbor where she lead the company's marketing and solutions initiatives.   Beth has also worked in logistics and trade compliance for companies such as Qiva, Inc., Hewlett Packard and DHL Airways, Inc..

Beth also offers domain expertise as a licensed customs broker. She is a CBP Trade Ambassador for the redesign of the Automated Commercial Environment and serves on the Board of Governor's of the America's Association of Exporters and Importers, and Chairman of WIT-NC. Beth was awarded the Organization of Women in International Trade Member of the Year for 2006.