Certified Global Business Professional (CGBP) Series | CGBP Import – Export Training

Certified Global Business Professional (CGBP) Series

The Right Choice for Import & Export Training

The Certified Global Business Professional (CGBP) Series is an extensive four-part import and export training program designed for global business professionals who are developing or expanding their international business activities. Participants can attend the four-day CGBP series or register for the individual sessions that best fit their needs.

The CGBP series concentrates on delivering real-world import and export knowledge, management perspective, and experience from industry experts involved with import and export activities. Upon completion, CGBP participants will possess in-depth knowledge of global finance options, supply chain management skills, and the necessary marketing tools to successfully enter international markets.

Participants will also be prepared to earn their NASBITE Certified Global Business Professional (CGBP) credential should they choose to sit for the exam. The exam is optional. The CGBP certification is the only professional credential for global business professionals in the United States. It is the benchmark for competence in global business. Learn more at the NASBITE CGBP Web site.

Business professionals who register for the CGBP series will also have a unique opportunity to complete a practical and tactical group project. Each participant group will indentify an international trade project that relates directly to their organization(s). Groups will apply the knowledge and research tools from the program to identify new markets for their products, analyze competitors, determine pricing, manage risks, etc. Past participants used this project to develop a blueprint for entering new markets, which they implemented following the CGBP series.

Key & Practical Content

Each day of CGBP blends skills-based business education with practical and tactical information. Some highlights include:

Global Business Management and Marketing

Day One

  • Comparative business ethics
  • Multi-cultural management
  • General budgeting concepts
  • International growth strategies
  • Business plan development
  • Intellectual property
  • Transfer pricing
  • Risk management
  • Global sourcing
  • International market research and tools
  • Competitive analysis
  • Trade agreements
  • Certificates and standards
  • Cross-cultural marketing
  • Product life cycles
  • Market segmentation
  • Market entry methods
  • Distribution channels
  • Click for CGBP curriculum overview: Global Business Management and Marketing

 

Global Supply Chain Management

Day Two

 

Global Trade Finance and Payment Methods

Day Three

 

CGBP Exam Review

Day Four

  • Group project presentations and discussion
  • Review content from previous sessions
  • Discuss test preparation strategies
  • Complete CGBP practice exam and discuss answers
  • Resources provided in preparation for the CGBP exam:
    • Trade resources and glossary listings
    • The Global Entrepreneur, 2nd edition by Jim Foley
    • Presentation and study materials

 

Optional: the NASBITE CGBP exam.

 

Certified Global Business Professional (CGBP) Series | CGBP Certificate

CGBP participants will receive a certificate from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse upon completion of the four-day CGBP series.

 

Proven Success!

Now in its third year, the UW-La Crosse Certified Global Business Professional series is intense and demanding, which results in an import and export training experience that stands out among the best in the country. The evidence lies in the CGBP exam pass rate of our participants. 100 percent of all business practitioners who have completed the UW-La Crosse series and sat for the exam successfully earned their CGBP credential. The CGBP pass rate by our participants is outstanding especially when considering the national average is just 50 percent.