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International Trade & The Panama Canal Expansion: 2010 Business Opportunity #4

by Heath on Dec.27, 2009, under Abstract Perspectives, Get It Factor

Unlike the previous six business opportunities, #4 provides significant lead-time before the opportunity can be successfully realized.  Here’s the short story:  International trading, also known as import-export businesses, was amongst the hottest commercial trends of this decade.  American companies, 95% of which are small businesses, trade in over 2.5 trillion dollars a year in merchandise.  To further compliment the international trade trend, the expansion of the Panama Canal  will double the cargo capacity of the Panama Canal, allowing for more Asian cargo to move through the Gulf of Mexico, thus bypassing the traditional California-to-Railroad route.  This increased cargo through the Gulf has port cities from Galveston to Tampa preparing to snag a piece of the action.   How does this activity translate into an opportunity for you? (continue reading…)

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