International business consulting/coaching.
Over the last 14 years, Rob Arthurs CEO of RAI (through the government role) has been involved in international 35+ inbound and lead 30+ outbound Trade and show missions including numerous missions to Seafood Shows: Brussels, Qingdao (CFSE), Guangzhou, HK, Boston (SENA), and more. Food shows Food Hotel China (FHC) Shanghai, Seoul Food Show Korea, HOFEX HK, Foodex Japan, Natural Products Expo West Anaheim USA (NPEW), Fancy Food Show USA, and many more just to name a few. Rob has participated in over 300 tradeshows globally and was hired by the Federal Government to deliver a tradeshow workshop to entrepreneurs on How to Maximize your Tradeshow experienceâ€
Rob has an excellent rapport with the First Nations of BC and has been able to get them to participate in the Agri-Food area in various capacities like never before.
Robert Arthurs International was started in 2000 to help small to medium-sized North American companies secure success. Today that vision is much larger and will work from small to massive organizations especially in Agri-Food. Rob’s database can access the global market to source quality products quickly and cost-effectively.
By taking advantage of my global connections, I help non-Canadian companies access quality products and avoid uncertainties of the global markets and increasing their competitiveness at the same time finding good high quality safe Agri-Food products.
Leveraging extensive experience in business leadership for consumer-based companies, Rob is an asset for many companies requiring expert assistance with business development. Robs broad areas of expertise include business start and development, human resources, project management, market research, sales and marketing, export goods, international trade and relationship building, training, and business coaching.