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What is an NNN Agreement? NNN Agreements are the Chinese equivalent to the western world’s Non-Disclosure Agreement(NDA). An effective NNN agreement is used to help protect your confidentiality when working with manufacturers…

Product Patent Overview When most people hear about patents, what comes to mind is the protection of an invention or an idea. These are covered under utility patents, but did you know…

Introduction to Non-Disclosure Agreements Non-Disclosure Agreements are commonplace in today’s society. For some entrepreneurs, signing an NDA is a common practice with the parties they engage with. We use them to help…

This year we at Global Trade Specialists, Inc. had the opportunity to exhibit at the EMO (Exposition Mondiale de la Machine-Outil, or Global Exposition of the Machine Tool) show in Hanover, Germany….

                As a business owner I’m always watching the economic environment, the changes that are taking place in our culture, and how it might affect…

    The ripple effects of the South Korean Hanjin Shipping Co. Ltd bankruptcy are being felt across the globe.  As Korea’s biggest shipping group and the world’s 7th largest, they has…

  If you are new to the importing from China, there is a lot to learn about the process!  Today we are going to take a look at ISF Entry. In January…

The ICC & Incoterms The International Chamber of Commerce is an organization responsible for policy advocacy, standard setting, and arbitration of disputes of commerce on an international level. One of the sets…

    Let’s say you have come up with a great product, you’ve secured a manufacturer and they are set to start production.  A great product doesn’t always mean success in the…

by Janna Hoiberg Forget Everything and Run Face Everything and Rise Either of the above can be our reaction to FEAR.  Often it saves our lives or keeps us from harm.  When we are young (hopefully) we learned…