Course: Business in North America

E-Learning Course "Doing Business in North America (the United States, Canada, and Mexico)"

The main objective of the course "International Trade and Business in North America" is to provide an overview of the region´s economy and business opportunities in order:

1. To learn to do business in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
2. To know the business opportunities in the region
3. To understand how to negotiate in these countries
4. To analyze foreign trade and foreign direct investment flows
5. To understand the importance of NAFTA (North America Free Trade Agreement) and others agreements in the region.
6. To know the entrepreneurs and major companies in the region
7. To develop a business plan for the North American Markets

Modules of the Course Doing Business in North America:

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Course: Doing Business in North America - Syllabus:

1- The North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) (0.7 ECTS)

1. North American Economic Area (1 ECTS) of the Western Christian Civilization
2. Trans-Pacific Agreement (TPP)
3. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) (2 ECTS)

2- Doing Business in the United States (15 ECTS)

1. The United States Economy (2 ECTS)
2. The US Businessperson (0.5 ECTS): Warren Buffett, Philip Anschutz, Howard Ahmanson, S. Truett Cathy, Thomas Monaghan, Steve Strang, Bill Gates, and Ray L. Hunt. The Giving Pledge
3. Doing Business in California (2 ECTS)
4. Doing Business in Florida (2 ECTS)
5. Doing Business in New York (2 ECTS)
6. Free Trade Agreements (2 ECTS)

3- Doing Business in Canada (2 ECTS)

4- Doing Business in Mexico

1. Key sectors of the Mexican Economy (0.8 ECTS)
2. Carlos Slim
3. Competitive Advantage of Mexico (0.1 ECTS)
4. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Mexico (0.5 ECTS)
5. Doing Business in Jalisco (1 ECTS)
6. Doing Business in Nuevo Leon (1 ECTS)
7. Doing Business in Chihuahua (1 ECTS)
8. Introduction to Spanish

5- Free Trade Agreements related to the markets analyzed on the course "International Trade and Business in North America."

5.1- The United States' Free Trade Agreements (FTA).

1. Africa: the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) (1 ECTS), the agreements with COMESA, the East African Community (EAC), and the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA)
2. Asia: Australia, Singapore, the ASEAN, and South Korea
3. Europe: the European Union (Future FTA)
4. America: Central America-Dominican Republic (CAFTA-DR), Chile, Colombia, Peru, Panama, and the Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI)
5. Arab Countries: Morocco, Bahrain, Jordan, and Oman

5.2- Canada's Free Trade Agreements (FTA):

1. America: Panama, Chile, Honduras, Costa Rica, Colombia, Peru, and the Caribbean (CARIBCAN)
2. Arab Countries: Jordan
3. Asia: Agreements with India and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
4. Europe: FTA with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA)

5.3- Mexico's Free Trade Agreements (FTA)

1. America: the Northern Triangle (El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras), the Pacific Alliance (0.1 ECTS), the Latin American Integration Association (ALADI) (1 ECTS), the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) (1 ECTS), the Mesoamerica Project (0.1 ECTS), Nicaragua, Colombia, Uruguay, Chile, the MERCOSUR, the Andean Community, Costa Rica, Bolivia, and Peru
2. Asia: agreement with Japan
3. Europe: Agreements with the European Union and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA)

6- Other regional institutions (Summary)

1. Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLA)
2. Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
3. Organization of American States (OAS)
4. Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PEEC)

7- Introduction to main religions in North America: Christianity: Catholicism and Protestantism

8- Business Plan for North America (export, import, implementation)

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