US Brands On Streets Of Iraq
Time For Black Americans’ To Wake Up and Jump On the Trillion-Dollar Export Trade Band Wagon

Los Angeles, CA - “Made in the USA” may soon become a familiar label in countries like Iraq and possibly Morocco. Products currently in demand at the global market place include Nike Tennis Shoes and Georgia’s Vidalia onions. The Internet has foreign people groping at US made products and there is a tremendous need for US Entrepreneurs to jump on the Trillion-Dollar Export Trade Band Wagon.

President Bush recently announced spending plans for billions of dollars to export products to war-torn countries, particularly Iraq. While the US government promises to award over $60 billion dollars in reconstruction contracts, humanitarian efforts include, immediate needs for products like food, medical supplies and clothing. Many companies are already preparing for the export boom, but more trade agents are needed.

“Now that countries like Iraq are open to the world in free trade, we need more US exporters to ship goods and supplies overseas, and right now, blacks should take advantage of export trade opportunities,” said Roosevelt Roby Founder and CEO of the World Business Exchange Network (www.wbe.net) an on-line trade association certified by the U.S. Department of Commerce in concurrence with the U.S Department of Justice to promote US exports and develop Export Trading Companies.

Roby believes more people can and should get involved. His research proves that Wall Street tycoons aren’t the only ones who can profit in the global economy. Members of his trade organization include stay-at-home moms and even high school students.

WBE.NET trains individuals on how to take advantage of trade opportunities. They have organized bona-fide trade leads for the types of goods and services that are in high demand. Roby says that using the Internet makes it easier to facilitate trade transactions.

Working with government agencies, the World Business Exchange started out a grass roots company that recognized the importance of the connection to the world of international trade and education. WBE.NET helps individuals throughout the country understand the vast role that international trade, both importing and exporting, plays in our everyday lives, which has enabled thousands of individuals to be trained and coached to do business on the Internet.

According to data gathered from Forrester Research, last year exports topped $1 trillion dollars and by the end of this year export trade deals arranged online should top $100 billion dollars, jumping to nearly $1.4 trillion dollars or 18 percent of global trade by 2004.

“In our present political climate, it has become even more critical for Blacks to understand that we must be competitive in the global economy. Trade helps America and the world grow strong,” said Roby. “Most businesses large and small know this. WBE provides hands-on training and advice for anyone, regardless of age or education, looking to export products. The program was designed so that the average person can do this using the same medium as colleges and universities, called distance learning. It allows us to train more people to participate in this ever growing field of exporting,” he said. .

In 1998 WBE committed to extend opportunities for students K-12 to learn about exporting. The WBE.NET Global Internet Trade Course for Students is the first accredited course curriculum designed to teach students, particularly those from low end sectors of society about the vast opportunities available in export trade. Students at one local high school in South Los Angeles are currently exporting fire extinguishers to some war torn areas.

Roby concludes, “I like to remind “My People” that this country was discovered on a trade mission. In 1982, Congress implemented the “Export Trading Act” that encourages everyone to get involved. It’s time for Black Americans to wake up and jump on the trillion-dollar export trade band wagon.” ### Tonie Moses.