The Brazil Business Summit will feature a range of experts – including state trade officials and UW-Madison scholars knowledgeable about this important region – to address key issues regarding the Brazilian business environment, including Mercosur/Mercosul, legal and cultural aspects of doing business in Brazil and Wisconsin’s strategy for increasing business in Brazil.

Why Brazil?

Brazil – the world’s sixth largest economy, home to more than 190 million people and vast mineral wealth – has become an essential market for companies with global ambitions. Familiarity with business culture, regulations, and market dynamics is essential for success in South America’s largest country. Companies seeking to enter this dynamic market must be aware of and prepared to cope with a variety of cultural and structural barriers.

Participant will have opportunities to gather practical information in roundtable discussions with companies already doing business in Brazil and one-on-one meetings with the expert speakers.

Learn more and register online. For more information, contact Katia Bymers, International Trade Consultant at Brazilian Business Outreach.

 

 

Of the world’s customers, 95 percent are outside of the United States. So how can you increase sales and profits selling to them?
 
Whether you are a new or experienced exporter or just interested in learning more about how to expand your customer base in foreign markets, you will benefit from attending “Going Global,” a new collaborative program series of the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce and Madison International Trade Association (MITA).
 
The program, moderated by Chamber President Zach Brandon, will include an opening presentation from Ken Wasylik, Managing Partner of E.M. Wasylik Associates LLP, followed by a panel discussion with Paul Treinen, Vice President of International Operations at CUNA Mutual, and Mark Schmitz, Founder and Creative Director of Zebradog.
 
Time will be available for networking and your questions. This program is the first in an ongoing series to help small and medium-sized businesses understand the opportunities and resources available to do business internationally.

Register online, and contact the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce for more information.

We’re off and running with the Advance Now Strategy, and we’ll share it all at this year’s State of the Madison Region Summit.

You’ll hear from the workgroups charged with steering the strategy’s transformative ideas. Plus, you’ll witness the launch of the new brand for our region.

We’ll be joined by Gary Farmer, a business executive at the helm of Austin’s wildly successful economic development efforts, and expert consultant Mac Holladay, who returns to inspire our vision for a stronger region.

Collaborating closely with our partners, MadREP is boldly bringing the Advance Now Strategy to life.

Come see what’s new.

Registration is now closed, but in-person registration will be available on the day of the event.

Thanks to our sponsors:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Sauk County Development Corporation (SCDC) serving Sauk County, Wisconsin, is seeking an energetic and innovative Executive Director (ED) with at least five years of experience in the profession to lead and manage the organization, which is responsible for promoting and maintaining the diverse economic vitality of Sauk County and its individual communities. The ED must be skilled in all aspects of running a non-profit economic development corporation and will work with the 14 member Board of Directors in establishing, implementing, and maintaining policies and procedures to achieve the overall mission of SCDC while developing networks and partnerships with private and public stakeholders.

Applications must be received in the office by February 18, 2013.

See the full job posting.

Interested in learning more about how Sector Strategies and Career Pathway Initiatives are moving Wisconsin forward? Want to hear from national speakers and learn about best practices around the state on these initiatives?  Then plan to attend the Sector Strategy and Career Pathway Conference on February 25th and 26th, 2013 at the Sheraton Hotel in Madison.

Questions? Please email Sandy Schmit at the Wisconsin Technical College System Office, or call 608-266-1599.

Learn more and register.