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Canada and U.S. Go For The Gold TOGETHER (Guest Author Judy Bradt)
Just as the Olympics were about the begin, two countries shared the podium with a joint victory of enduring value. The agreement signed February 16th between the United States and Canada on government procurement has four significant features that make a big difference for Canadian — and American – companies. (And, as I write this, […]
USTR: AGREEMENT WOULD GIVE AMERICAN SUPPLIERS NEW ACCESS TO CANADIAN PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS
March 14, 2010
Tentative deal would address government procurement concerns between U.S., Canada with long-sought access to contracts in Canadian provinces and territories. I received an e-mail from Janice A. Corbett, who is the Acting Senior Commercial Officer from the US Embassy in Ottawa, Canada. While the US Embassy’s Press and Information Officer Stacy White, indicated that they […]
Guest Author Post (Essential Connections): Public Sector Procurement and the Wal-Mart Effect
March 8, 2010
The following is a post that appeared in today’s Essential Connections Blog, referencing my July 9th, 2007 article on how public sector procurement has to a certain degree experienced what I referred to as the WalMart Effect. It is an interesting new Blog focusing on public sector procurement, that features guest posts by industry thought […]
Guest Author Judy Bradt on the “Winners Best Kept Secrets” in Government Procurement
March 2, 2010
As part of our new Guest Author Series, Washington-based expert on selling to the government Judy Bradt will be sharing her insights with us from Part-3 of the 7-Part “Seven Steps to Success: Jump Start Government Contract Series” which aired on the PI Window on Business March 1st, 2010. Judy as you may already know, […]
New Essential Connections Blog Launches Guest Author Series
February 26, 2010
The following is today’s post from the Essential Connections Blog. Focusing on public sector procurement, EC (not to be confused with OC) is hoping to become the subject matter expert resource for both suppliers and buyers from the world of government purchasing. Remember to visit the Essential Connections through the following link, and provide your […]
Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters Report on Buy American Exemption
February 24, 2010
The Buy American exemption for Canadian-based suppliers that was announced earlier this month was the conclusion of a long, and perhaps even at times difficult, negotiation process with U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk’s negotiation team. Given the announcement on February 12th that the United States and Canada had reached an accord, we postponed Part 3 […]
New Business Thought Leaders Series Launched on the PI Window on Business Show
February 19, 2010
As announced in my December 31st, 2009 post “Exciting New Vistas Await the PI Window on Business Show in 2010” on the PI Window on Business Blog, we have launched the new Business Thought Leaders Series in which we will be joined by industry experts to share their perspectives on the key areas of everyday […]
Thought Leaders Segment: Introducing Bill Michels
February 19, 2010
As a past guest on the PI Window on Business Show Bill Michels discussed the collapse of the GM domestic supply chain on the August 11th segment “Intersecting Ideals: Why GM’s Supply Chain is in a State of Ruin,” and the implications of government policy as a member of an international guest panel for the […]
Undercover Images: The Ultimate Front Line Executive Experience
February 16, 2010
CBS premiered its new reality series UNDERCOVER BOSS following CBS Sports’ coverage of SUPER BOWL XLIV, on Sunday, Feb 7th. UNDERCOVER BOSS, which follows high level chief executives as they slip anonymously into the rank and file of their companies, moves to its regular time period on Sunday, Feb. 14 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT). The premiere […]
Procurement Insights 
March 14, 2010
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