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How the Engis Corporation manages its supply chain

Engis Manufacturing company located in the Chicago suburb of Wheeling, Illinois, has become a world leader in the design and manufacture...

February new export orders and imports continued to languish.

Frederick Baehner

February new export orders and imports continued to languish.

March 7, 2023 – According to the latest national and regional reports on business, economic activity in the manufacturing sector declined...

Frederick Baehner

Competing better in the global market

If you are a smaller (SME) international trader, there some keys to growth despite a challenging global market. If you’re producing a...

How smaller companies can compete globally

Geoff Chambers

How smaller companies can compete globally

In today’s variable economy, the need to compete in a world-wide market must become the central focus for small to medium-sized...

Lisa Osborne Blalock

Georgia – an ancient European country

At the intersection of Europe and Asia lies a gold mine for interesting sightseeing. Georgia is packed full of rich history and culture.

Paul Mastilak

PROFILE: GEORGIA

A Few Tips for Doing Business in Georgia Primary language is Georgian. People are typically very hospitable. Guests are considered a...

Go Global with Amazon e-commerce and the US Commercial Service

Frederick Baehner

Go Global with Amazon e-commerce and the US Commercial Service

Expand your e-commerce export sales with the US Commercial Service (USCS) and Amazon.

Export Outlook for 2023 – Grasshopper, a Mower Manufacturer

Frederick Baehner

Export Outlook for 2023 – Grasshopper, a Mower Manufacturer

What is the outlook for small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that manufacture and sell nationally and export their products?

Business conditions, exports and imports slide in January

Frederick Baehner

Business conditions, exports and imports slide in January

Agility an Asset for SMEs as Economy Heads into Market Correction

Adam Hill

Agility an Asset for SMEs as Economy Heads into Market Correction

Key supply chain indicators show that we are more likely headed toward a post-pandemic correction than a full-on recession.

2023 – Threading the Needle Between Recession and Growth

Frederick Baehner

2023 – Threading the Needle Between Recession and Growth

By Frederick Baehner, IBNewsmag.com Publisher While many economists are forecasting recession in 2023, IBNewsmag.com initiated...

Lisa Osborne Blalock

Ecuador – a country of many landscapes

As someone who has spent approximately five months in Ecuador over the past 2.5 years, I have enjoyed varied experiences and appreciated...

Paul Mastilak

PROFILE: Ecuador

A Few Practical Tips for Doing Business in Ecuador Business cards are necessary. If you sell something, be prepared to get payment at the...

Heather Ranck becomes Rural Export Center Director

Frederick Baehner

Heather Ranck becomes Rural Export Center Director

Heather Ranck has been managing the North Dakota & Northwest Minnesota U.S. Commercial Service office since it opened in 2005. Heather...

Retracing The Road to an Offshoring Economy

Geoff Chambers

Retracing The Road to an Offshoring Economy

Looking in The Rear View Mirror Growing up around my uncles who were second-generation scrap metal merchants, I watched as they shipped...

Reshoring. Nearshoring. Bringing Manufacturing Back Home.

Frederick Baehner

Reshoring. Nearshoring. Bringing Manufacturing Back Home.

No matter what you call it, it makes a great deal of sense. As a noted editor so aptly put it, “Reshoring is an efficient way to...

Ethiopia offers extraordinary beauty and a storied history

Lisa Osborne Blalock

Ethiopia offers extraordinary beauty and a storied history

Ethiopia offers stunning natural landscapes. Beauty abounds in the mountains, waterfalls, lakes, wildlife, and even deserts.

It’s Time To Bring Manufacturing Back to America

Rosemary Coates

It’s Time To Bring Manufacturing Back to America

By Rosemary Coates Executive Director of the Reshoring Institute Reshoring is no longer just a nice idea, it is really happening....

Frederick Baehner

Big Ass Fans – Now Made in the USA

Based in Lexington, Kentucky, Big Ass Fans (BAF), a fan, lighting and controls manufacturer, is an example of shifting the manufacture of...

What the November Numbers are Saying About the Nation’s Economy

Frederick Baehner

What the November Numbers are Saying About the Nation’s Economy

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