a major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject . it may require cleanup to comply with wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view . please discuss further on the talk page . december 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message the federation of international trade associations type public trade industry international trade founded 1984 headquarters reston virginia & new york city new york u.s. area served worldwide website http www.fita.org http www.globaltrade.net the federation of international trade associations fita based in reston virginia and new york new york usa was founded in 1984 by nelson joyner to foster the international trade community providing benefits and services . it fosters international trade by seeking to strengthen the role of trade associations and bi lateral chamber of commences . this was the mission of nelson joyner in 1994 nelson s director of business development created affinity programs to generate non due revenue with fortune 500 corporations including 1992 sprint 7 years endorsement headed by jessica cannon key negations development executive . fita services a private for profit company was established . such members as the national export companies were earning over 100k yearly from the partner programs implemented as the affinity communication contract was creatively using member association and global business roundtable . with retirement nelson joyner gave barney lahrer the portion of webmaster and previous secretary kim park the organization which now has anp the united states mexico and canada . fita is the strategic partner of the united states commercial service for e commerce . 1 really useful resources for international trade professionals a bi weekly newsletter including tips on useful web sites and articles about international trade and markets . the united states commercial service 2 uk trade & investment ukti and hong kong trade development council hktdc have public private partnership ppp agreements with fita under which they contribute market research and other reports on globaltrade.net . similar agreements are in effect with nasbite international the european international business academy and other associations . contents 1 market reports and country profiles for international trade 2 business service providers for international trade 2.1 international partner marketplaces 3 see also 4 references 5 external links market reports and country profiles for international trade edit in june 2009 the federation of international trade associations signed a public private partnership with the united states commercial service the trade promotion arm of the united states department of commerce doc thereby sanctioning the publication of the doc s market studies on globaltrade.net . in august 2010 fita signed another similar ppp with uk trade & investment . globaltrade.net is a knowledge resource service where experts in international trade can post their articles ; the content is vetted by an editing team . content includes international trade experts analyses market surveys tips white papers country profiles experts views webinars news flows video tutorials and presentations . business service providers for international trade edit along with the publication of market surveys and other expert content globaltrade.net contains a free database of business service providers useful for importers and exporters . the site s business service providers include international marketing consultants trade finance companies banks freight forwarders quality control firms lawyers accountants customs brokers international trade instructors and insurance providers for their international operations . globaltrade.net allows business service providers to create a personal profile and to facilitate contact with the international trade market ; all content posted by experts and global trade service providers is vetted . globaltrade.net was launched on november 15 2010 . 3 professionals use the website to find information and business service providers for their international trade operations . china the united states india the united kingdom and singapore are presently the most popular countries . categories of service providers include legal trade support organizations transportation and logistics taxes and accounting marketing and communications sales and distribution and travel services . international partner marketplaces edit fita has signed partnership accords with three major b2b marketplaces alibaba.com kompass and thomasnet ranked 1st 13th and 18th in the world respectively by bridgat.com december 2010 . 4 see also edit business to business international marketing international trade united states commercial service references edit http fita.org webindex browse.cgi entering international markets business directories and trade information http www.export.gov cspartners eg main 017393 . asp http www.prweb.com releases 2010 12 prweb8015517.htm bridgat.com external links edit http www.fita.org http www.reallyusefulsites.com http www.globaltrade.net retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title federation of international trade associations & oldid 721414729 categories international trade organizationsindustry trade groups based in the united statesbusiness services companieseconomics publicationsinternational businesseconomic databasesdatabase providershidden categories wikipedia articles with possible conflicts of interest from december 2010 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages deutschespa olfran ais bahasa indonesiaitaliano portugu s ti ng vi t edit links this page was last modified on 21 may 2016 at 18 13 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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