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Future Goals

CIBES Projects

Port of Salem Free Trade Zone7-10 Day Intensive Overseas Courses

4 Week Intensive Overseas Summer Courses

CIBES Research

Survey of International Business TextsCharacteristics of North Shore Businesses Competing Overseas Factors Affecting Direct Foreign Investment

Factors Affecting Global Strategies for North Shore Businesses

Marketing CIBES 

Surveys: Businesses, Students, (Current and Prospective), Alumni, Academic Institutions Newsletter Development, Publication and Distribution

CIBES Brochure Development

Workshops 

Conduct 1-2 Workshops Annually for Small and Mid-Size Businesses in the North Shore Area, Faculty Development, and Students

Curriculum Development

Develop and Market (to the Business Community and Other Domestic Academic Institutions) Language Tracks Develop an International Business Concentration for the MBA Program

Develop a College Wide International Curriculum

Student Organization 

Form a Student International Business Group

International Agreements 

Pursue and Conclude Additional International Agreements

Propose an Agreement with Mass Maritime for study abroad

Develop CIBES Infrastructure

Expand Advisory Board

Pursue Additional Grants and Funding Sources