Course Title: Certified Global Business Professional
Hours required: 400
Price: $2,495
Length course offered: N/A
Instructor: Julia Dvorko [Bio]
Description:
This nationally recognized online course and training program prepares students for the Certified Global Business Professional Credential Exam. The Global Business Professional certification is a prestigious acknowledgement of international business expertise. The North American Small Business International Trade Educators Association (NASBITE) Certified Global Business Professional Credential (CGBP provides a benchmark for competency in global commerce. This online certificate program is offered in partnership with major colleges, universities, and other accredited education providers.
Goals:
After completing this course, students will have covered material included in The North American Small Business International Trade Educators (NASBITE) Certified Global Business Professional (CGBP) examination, including:
The management challenge of international trade. Aspects of the global business planning process. Factors affecting management of international trade. Information sources for global business planning. Sources of assistance for global business planning. Practical tools for international trade. The management context of global business. Evaluating the internal and external environment to identify potential marketing threats and opportunities. Developing and implementing the global marketing plan.
Coordinating the marketing mix of goods and services. Optimizing supply-chain solutions to meet the requirements of the international business plan including evaluation of all modes of transportation, inventory, time to market, landed costs, and customer requirements. Evaluating and selecting potential intermediaries necessary to support the international business plan. Completing documents required for international movement of product and services.
Coordinating with other departments to calculate the true cost, benefits, and risks of proposed transactions in order to implement risk management policies. Facilitating the offshore procurement process. Assessing political and economic risks and cultural issues of the target country to establish the financial costs and viability. Evaluating foreign currency exchange risk and selecting, implementing, and managing risk mitigation techniques to protect the company against fluctuation of foreign exchange.
Researching and analyzing credit history and payment capacity of the potential buyers/partners to assess the commercial risk of the buyer. Establishing the most appropriate methods and terms of payment. Selecting appropriate methods, terms, and currency of payment to agents, sales representatives, distributors, suppliers, and international joint ventures. Developing a short, medium and long-term financial plan.
Grading System:
Confirmation of Completion awarded with passing score.
School Description:
Offered in connection with a college or university near you, our self-paced, online career courses are designed to launch you into your dream job.
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Instructor Bio: Julia Dvorko
Julia Dvorko, Ph.D., MBA Dr. Julia Dvorko is the Central Massachusetts program director for the Massachusetts Export Center and the Massachusetts Small Business Development Center Network. Based at Worcester State College, Julia assists Central Massachusetts companies in all aspects of international trade and coordinates export programs and seminars in the area. Julia has over fifteen years of business experience in several countries including Russia, Sweden and the U.S. Previously, she worked at the MSBDC office in Amherst, two joint ventures in Russia and a division of Volvo in the North of Sweden. During her career, she has also completed consulting assignments for two Fortune 500 companies and a number of small businesses in the U.S., Ukraine and Russia. Julia has a MBA degree from the University of Massachusetts, and a Ph.D. from Moscow State University. In 2006 she received a designation of the NASBITE Certified Global Business Professional, achieving the all-time highest score for the CGBP exam. Julia is fluent in English, Ukrainian, Russian and French, and has a working knowledge of several other languages.
