Intermodalism? Small to Medium Enterprises and Assosications take note!
Intermodalism? Small to Medium Enterprises and Associations take note! John Lyman Business Chronicles Small and Medium Enterprises and Associations fight uphill battles for international trade; especially, when confronting large corporations with significant influence on trade route shipping and competitive modes of delivery. Not too long ago, I was asked by two of the most influential small business associations in Ecuador and Taiwan to work within their associations to determine which members might be able to establish international trade and might exercise spheres of influence in developing new, alternative trade routes. Ecuador , the largest Latin American benefactor of multi-country trade agreements, wanted to work with their Federation of Exporters to develop an alternative trade route that bypassed the Panama Canal - "The Amazon Route to The Gulf of Mexico". Taiwan , one of the most influential of the Greater Asia Pacific trade associations, wanted to establish new tr...