Amber Road, a provider of software applications and data for global trade management, has launched a GTM training practice.

Lithium ion batteries are found in countless high-tech products – laptops, medical devices, security systems, disaster relief equipment and weather monitors, to name just a few. But are they too dangerous to ride on airplanes?

Almost every U.S. company large or small annually conducts the essential financial audit. But many executives may not be aware that an audit of another kind may be just as critical to their organizations' financial stability plus providing optimum customer service and, literally, protecting the well-being of the public. That audit? An evaluation of a firm's compliance and operational practices in the shipment of dangerous goods by air, land and sea.

We're still waiting for many of the emerging markets of Latin America to emerge. What's holding them back?