18 Apr
Member News

5 reasons to keep clients happy. And 2 reasons to fire them.

By Alexandra Stanton, CEO | Empire Global Ventures LLC Without clients, you don’t have a business. But they are more than what’s keeping your business afloat. Your client list tells the world that you are trustworthy, that you know what you’re doing, and that you might be the solution that a potential client has been looking for. This is the best kind of marketing—substantive and free. William Shakespeare wrote, “What’s past is prologue.” Past clients will determine your firm’s future, so you...

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18 Apr
Chapter News, News, Trade & TTIP Related

EU-U.S. Joint Statement: the United States is Europe’s main soya beans supplier with imports up by 121%

New figures released by the European Commission today, show that imports of U.S. soya beans by the European Union increased by 121% over the current market year (July 2018 to mid-April 2019), compared to the same period in the previous year. With a share of 72% of EU soya beans imports, the U.S. is today Europe's number one supplier. Conversely, Europe is the top destination of U.S. soya beans exports with 22%, followed by China (18%) and Mexico (9%). Increasing trade...

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18 Apr
Member News

Set Goals & Master The Basics

The best strategy to start your experience begins with goals, planning, and structure. SET GOALS Review your GCA Report. Start by making goals to improve your challenging areas (remember 84% is average) and consider sending this list to a sponsor or mentor. The Go Culture Guide (GCA Guide) is extremely valuable in enhancing everything from relationships to your workplace and classroom performance. Resources including Best Practices and Coaching Videos are readily available for clients. MASTERING BASICS Find a place for personal time and...

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18 Apr
Chapter News, News

EU, China, US will suffer economically from the re-emergence of protectionism

The world’s largest economies, particularly the EU, China, the US, Mexico and Canada, are all projected to suffer economically from the re-emergence of economic protectionism, and a significant increase in trade tariffs. In the case of the EU, the bloc would experience a 1% contraction in GDP, a 0.3% lower rate of employment, and a 1.1% decrease in imports by 2030, compared to a ‘no new tariffs’ baseline scenario. This analysis is based on a global macro-economic model run by...

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18 Apr
Member News

Bill Rhodes on Global Markets, European and China Economies

Bill Rhodes, president and chief executive officer of Williams R Rhodes Global Advisors, talks about the risks he see in global markets, European and China's economies. He speaks on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Australia." (Source: Bloomberg) You can watch the interview HERE Compliments of William R. Rhodes Global Advisors, a member of the EACCNY  

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18 Apr
Member News

Don’t Let These 10 Legal Myths Stop Your Doing Business In The United States!

This is the final installment in a series of articles that demonstrate why European and other non-US companies should not be discouraged from doing business in America by 10 legal myths which these articles have debunked. The 10 legal myths are: 1. The costs of entry into the US, including the costs of business formation, are very great and, thus, prohibitive. 2. Forming a business in the US takes a very long time with too many hurdles to overcome. 3. There are so...

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17 Apr
Chapter News

When EU & US Work Together We Both Win: Q&A with Ambassador Stavros Lambrinidis, European Union Ambassador to the United States

By Michele Bendall |  Editor of Delegation of the European Union to the United States Name: Stavros Lambrinidis | Age: 57 |Hometown: Athens, Greece Ambassador to the U.S. since: April 8, 2019 Welcome back to Washington, Ambassador! Many of our readers may not know that you actually attended college here — first at Amherst College, then at Yale Law School — then you worked for a number of years as an international trade lawyer here in Washington. Tell us a little bit about yourself and how you came to the US. I came...

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17 Apr
Member News

Possible Retaliatory Duties On Products From The European Union

The USTR has published a preliminary list of Harmonized Tariff Schedule (“HTS”) codes on which the USTR may impose future Section 301 duties in connection with products imported from the European Union. The list includes products in the aerospace sector as well as a wide range of consumer goods, including food and beverage products, handbags, textiles and apparel, and other items. The proposed Section 301 tariffs on EU products reflect the United States’ response to subsidies granted by the EU...

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17 Apr
Chapter News, News

Digital Single Market: European Commission welcomes European Parliament’s vote on new rules to improve fairness and transparency of online platforms

Strasbourg, 17 April 2019 Today, the European Parliament approved the new Regulation on platform-to-business trading practices that is aimed at establishing a fair, trusted and innovation-driven environment for businesses and traders when using online platforms. Vice-President for the Digital Single Market, Andrus Ansip, Commissioner for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Elżbieta Bieńkowska, and Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society, Mariya Gabriel, welcomed the outcome of the vote in a joint statement: “We are delighted by the overwhelming support to the new...

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16 Apr
Member News

Tradewind Announces Credit Facility for Canine Screening Company in USA

Tradewind has closed a $1 million credit facility for a leading veteran-owned and -operated company based in the United States that provides canine screening and security services for the air cargo industry. The company conducts its services at every major international airport in the USA for the largest air cargo carriers in the sector, including Delta, American Airlines, Lufthansa, and Korea Air. The funding will help the canine solutions provider fulfill its capital needs for growth, both in the...

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