Meet Yewande: Building Bridges, Creating Opportunities, and Leading with Empathy

Yewande Olubowale smiling in a professional portrait.

Meet Yewande Olubowale, Trade Advisor and CITP-certified professional, whose journey of resilience, leadership, and empathy shapes her work supporting Manitoba businesses in international markets.

From Prairies to Skyscrapers: A Month Inside the WTCA Network

Milèna Audino, Associate Trade Advisor at World Trade Centre Winnipeg, reflects on a month spent working from the World Trade Centers Association offices in New York City and the global connections that shaped her experience.

ConstructionClock prepares for exponential expansion

David Peters of ConstructionClock speaks at WTC Talks, a WTC Winnipeg business networking event.

ConstructionClock founder and CEO David Peters shared how his Winnipeg-built app is helping construction companies simplify time tracking, manage projects, and support business growth during WTC Talks at Low Life Barrel House.

Doing Business in China: Opportunities for Manitoba Companies

China’s newly approved 15th Five-Year Plan (2026–2030) reinforces where the opportunities are heading, many mapping directly onto what our province does well.

Optimize Your Global Value Chain Part 2: What Happens After You Make the Sale?

A conceptual illustration representing reverse logistics and product returns. A cardboard shipping box sits at the center, encircled by large curved arrows suggesting a return loop. An orange circle icon shows a speeding delivery truck, while a teal circle icon depicts a person with a location pin, representing the customer end of the return journey. The background shows an aerial photograph of a busy shipping container terminal, reinforcing the global supply chain context.

Most business owners focus heavily on launching products, but few stop to think about what happens when those products are returned.

PolySense Solutions Brings Real-Time Lab Monitoring Innovation from Manitoba to the U.S.

Matthew Gale, CEO of Polysense Solutions guest speaker at World Trade Centre Winnipeg's WTC Talks networking event in Winnipeg, MArch 18, 2026.

Matthew Gale is the founder and CEO of PolySense Solutions, a Winnipeg-based technology company that focuses on real-time monitoring and asset management for laboratories and hospitals.

Manitoba Takes the Global Stage at the WTCA Global Business Forum in Philadelphia

The Manitoba delegation at day 1 of the World Trade Center's Association's Global Business Forum 2026 in Philadelphia, USA.

Manitoba is stepping onto the global stage this week as a provincial delegation participates in the 56th World Trade Centers Association (WTCA) Global Business Forum (GBF), held April 19–22, 2026, in Philadelphia, USA.

Optimize Your Global Value Chain Part 1: How to Pick the Right Global Supplier

For many Manitoba SMEs, sourcing across borders is a strategic necessity. But international procurement brings real complexity: currency volatility, regulatory exposure, and supply chain risk that ad hoc vendor selection cannot manage.

How to Prepare for Your Trade Shows and Trade Missions

Preparation is often the difference between simply attending a trade show and generating results from it.

Scaling Internationally Starts with Alignment

Expanding into global markets is exciting, but it is rarely straightforward.