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Work-life balance varies significantly across different cultures due to varying values, societal norms, economic factors, and government policies. These factors can also impact how you conduct in...

https://ndto.com/consider-it-culture-work-life-balance/

This week, several commercial container ships were attacked in the Red Sea. Missiles fired by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen targeting a Liberian-flagged vessel the, Al Jasrah, a Hapag-Loy...

https://ndto.com/international-shipping-delays-expected-as-the-red-sea-attacks-are-increasing/

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) just announced grant funding has been awarded to state international trade agencies throughout the country via a competitive application process to SB...

https://ndto.com/sba-names-the-ndto-as-2023-state-trade-expansion-program-awardee/

FARGO, N.D.—North Central Commodities is named North Dakota’s 2022 Exporter of the Year and was honored for its achievements and innovation in international expansion. Saul Ewing LLP was awar...

https://ndto.com/press-release-the-ndto-recognizes-north-central-commodities-saul-ewing-llp-robert-sinner-and-jetro-with-global-business-awards/

With the alphabet soup of everything an exporter needs to know and have at the ready, some export forms may be missed in the shuffle. So, let’s talk about Bills of Lading, often seen as “BLâ€...

https://ndto.com/what-to-know-about-bills-of-lading/

Have you ever used one of NDTO’s database systems? These tools support ND exporters navigate some of the challenges with data, research and verification. In support of ND exporters and part of ...

https://ndto.com/using-databases-to-meet-your-global-needs/

We want to recognize companies that have made strides in global business from North Dakota in 2022. While we know it is not in your nature to brag, here is your chance to recognize or be recogniz...

https://ndto.com/who-had-global-success-from-nd-in-2022/

A new year brings about some new faces to the NDTO Boards’ leadership, and we are excited to have Lt. Governor Miller as chairman, Commissioner Teigen as secretary, and Representative Lefor.  ...

https://ndto.com/welcome-new-board-members-lt-governor-miller-commissioner-teigen-and-representative-lafor/

This November, NDTO hosted a group of international buyers across ND to explore a variety of specialty crop offerings. The buyers were made up of several companies interested in dry beans, chickp...

https://ndto.com/ndto-hosts-colombian-and-peruvian-buyers-across-north-dakota/

This season we see another donation from the US, among many other nations, to the World Trade Organization (WTO), which finances activities aimed at honing in trade-related improvements and assis...

https://ndto.com/us-donates-to-support-wtos-global-trust-fund-enabling-developing-and-least-developed-countries-to-compete-globally/

This past October, NDTO led a trade mission to Paris, France, for five ND companies to highlight their specialty crop and pulse products to European buyers and beyond. A new tradeshow for NDTO, S...

https://ndto.com/ndto-leads-mission-to-paris-for-sial-food-innovation-show/

In the last year, we have steadily seen a strong US dollar in the global economy, which is good for many, including international travelers and importers. On the other hand, a strong US dollar ca...

https://ndto.com/how-the-strong-dollar-impacts-the-exporter/