2010 and 2009 - What Kind Of Years?

During the past two years, building on educational efforts, I continued to instruct and facilitate business-related, on-line, face-to-face and hybrid degree and certification programs.

The successful on-line international program sponsored by the FCIB Association (Finance, Credit & International Business) continues to attract global learners from around the world. As co-developer and lead instructor of the course, I have been pleased to see that through the close of 2010, over 1,300 people from 35+ countries have received their certifications.

The CA credit association, CMA, and I found enduring interest from business professionals desiring on-line programs in Financial Statement Analysis and Business Credit Principles part of the "track" to the CBA (Credit Business Associate) designation. Learners from 14 states and Canada have successfully completed these programs since inception. In addition, a private, "in-house" version of these business courses was offered to a major publishing firm located on the east coast.

With St. Mary's College of CA, I continued my adjunct faculty position dedicated to those public and private sector learners seeking the degree of Masters of Arts in Leadership.

Presentations on topics from mitigating export risk to cultural issues in the global business environment were made to business and trade groups in San Diego, CA, Portland, Oregon, Boca Raton and West Palm Beach, FL.

I was pleased to develop and facilitate programs in international business at an executive program at Dartmouth College, Hanover, Mass.

My second year with the Advisory Committee for the Export-Import Bank of the US as one of two representatives for U.S. small businesses was concluded. The experience was enlightening and provided additional insights into the issues that the U.S. needs to address in order to be more competitive in world markets.

Q Finance, a new publication published by Bloomsbury, UK, asked me to write an article, "Essentials for Export Success." Described as a resource for finance professionals, the 2,000 + page QFinance publication provides problem-solving tools with topics covered that include global strategy and performance measures, macroeconomics, mergers and acquisitions, business ethics and export risk mitigation techniques.