All business is international business
 witiger.com/internationalbusiness/internationalbusinessintro.htm

What is International Business? - For Canadians it is a combination of 3 things

• companies selling natural resources
• timber, ore, grain, oil & gas
• processed natural resources
• lumber, newsprint, gold, food
• companies serving companies in natural resources
• banks, law firms, accounting firms, IT companies, transportation
• companies importing "stuff" for the companies and consumers in Canada

What are the skills / personal attributes required to be successful in the Int'l Business World

• sector knowledge
• eg. automotive sector, IT, tourism, real estate
• trade associations helpful
•  witiger.com/internationalbusiness/countryinfoAssociations.htm
• geographic knowledge
• regions (E.U., Asia)
• specific countries
• personal travel & communication skills
•  witiger.com/internationalbusiness/countryinfo.htm
•  witiger.com/internationalbusiness/personalrisk.htm 
  
  
  
• social / cultural / linguistic knowledge
• Spanish
• French
• Mandarin
•  witiger.com/internationalbusiness/culturalconsiderations.htm
•  witiger.com/marketing/cultures.htm
• Government
• how to get information from the government in the target country
• how to get your government to help
• witiger.com/internationalbusiness/export~financing.htm
• knowing the embassies and consulates
•  www.international.gc.ca
• trade missions