Introduction

 

Ask?Trade.com is an information site that allows a user to ask any question related to international trade 24/7.  Ask?Trade.com’s mission is to provide real answers to the many “How-To” questions in international trade.  The questions received and answers provided are accumulated, stored and referenced for future users.  Ask?Trade.com is the FAQ site of international trade on the Internet!

 

The Company

 

In the field of international trade, there are many resources available to traders:  There are international trade organizations, government agencies, local agencies, private companies, economic development organizations, chambers of commerce, World Trade Centers and many other entities that individually, and sometimes collectively, concentrate or focus their expertise in one area of international trade.  With the onset of the Internet, most of these agencies and organizations have created their own Websites to provide to their customers and users in the international trade community with their own expertise.

 

As a result, the average international trader has access to enormous amounts of information more than at any other given time in history; all made possible by the advances of technology in general and access to the Internet.  Ask?Trade.com was the brainchild of Stella C. Dreyer, and grew out of the vision of a need for a commercially viable Internet platform that would enable anyone throughout the world to successfully ask, retrieve and find namely, question and answer research and on-line information services in the fields of international trade, import, export and trade logistics; and/or links to other content providers in the field of international trade, import, export and trade logistics.  She envisioned a site that would answer the user’s question and/or linking the user to the existing sources of information.  During her career, which expands over 25 years in the international trade field, Ms. Dreyer started accumulating questions, answers and common terms that she received from her many customers and students.  Ms. Dreyer is also the founder and President/CEO of Intersource & Associates, Inc., a Florida corporation established in 1992, which has developed channels of distribution for well known North American manufacturers in Latin America and the Caribbean.  In addition, Ms. Dreyer, has been a faculty member of Miami Dade Community college since 1996, developing her own courses and teaching import, export and international marketing.  In the fall of 2000, Ms. Dreyer was invited by Miami Dade Community College to clarify and update its International Trade Curriculum; and to participated in the streamlining the requirements for the 2002 International Marketing Program for the State of Florida.  Having been exposed to such variety of information, her idea was finally developed and launched Ask?Trade.com in November 2001.

Future Plans

We are working hard to continuously add and source additional information for our site. Some pages still need to be created (Logistics) and others are either not yet written or need considerable work; and there is of course the on-going work of updating information. Future plans include requesting the direct endorsement of the Government organizations used in this site, seek voluntary sponsorship of pages, and secure funding for expansion.  Another plan is to introduce a more sophisticated search engine and other technological features.

Ownership

 

Ask?Trade.com is the property of AskTrade.com, Inc., a Florida corporation.  The Ask?Trade design is a service mark of AskTrade.com, Inc. No right, license, or interest to this trademark is granted under the use of this site.

 

Corporate Headquarters:

AskTrade.com, Inc.

106 Sugar Hill Place

Apex, NC 27502

Phone:  919-303-3716

E-Mail:  AskStella@Asktrade.com