Friday, January 9, 2015

Winter Seminar Schedule

John's communication skills, ideas, experience, handouts were exceptional. This armed me with reality about (the) business...this class was better than the two years I spent getting my MBA.
Paula Royalty, Bellevue, WA

I ran global product management, marketing and sales operations for several Silicon-Valley based, high-tech companies. Even with that experience, I learned more about international trade in your one-day course than in the last 25 years. It was fantastic!
Keith Blackey, San Mateo. CA

You’ll Go Straight to the Customers.

If your goal is international trade, here are Iive courses I teach, face-to-face and live online through schools, cost is whatever the schools charge.  Click links for more info...

Export Food as a Small Business - UCBerkeley Extension San Francisco 4/27/2015  For you an all-in-one-day intensive, with your tools developed during the day, and comes with UCBerkeley extension CEUs as well!  Whether you produce food and beverages or merely wish to represent as an export agent, this is for those who need export sales now.  It may cost you to fly into San Francisco to attend, but your expenses can be written off by your employer or yourself.  Details here, and here, confirm with your CPA.  

Importing As A Small Business all day in person Boot Camp - Winter 2015:


Portland Community College 18 April 2015 (Spring, no link yet.)



Things were ordered in such a way it was clear on how to go about starting to import goods.
Garrett Pfaff, North Plains, OR

Online Courses -



Great thank you John! Loving your course, what's so interesting is as the learning happens my motivation and sheer excitement grows simultaneously! Thank you again!
Riki J Klein - Maceio, Brazil 

As always, my wife and I want to express our gratitude towards you & the help you have given us.  You definitely gave us the helpful "push" & guidance needed for two people who are very new to this type of business.
Lance Grubb - Columbus, Ohio

Everything that I initially thought about starting this import business has been completely changed, it's good that all this was done before I invested money.  I am back at the design phase to see if there is a product I can design that the market will accept.  I initially thought about fashion because I thought that it was profitable, however I really don't know anything about the fashion industry and don't have the passion for it.  I am a CPA and this is what my area of expertise is, I will go back to square one and think about designing something for an industry I know a lot about and have a passion for. 
Roman Pietryka - Chicago, Illinois


Feel free to forward this by email to three of your friends, and email me john at johnspiers dot com for more information.