2015 Sweetheart Giveaway Winner Announced!

ByGTCrepost

Well it’s time!!  As promised, it’s time to announce the winner of our Sweetheart Giveaway.

The winner has the choice between an iPad Mini (perfect for our tablet-friendly trade compliance webinars and our newly introduced on-demand courses) or a $400 Amazon Gift Card. Attendees who registered with Global Training Center between February 1-28  were automatically enrolled  into a drawing along with manual entries. We had many participants and drew 1 winner at random.

Congratulations, Jesse Eubanks from Electrosonic Inc. Jesse will be attending seminars in Anaheim, CA with instructor Darie Achstein-Conway.

Please contact us within 48 hours with your mailing address and we will send you the prize otherwise another name will be drawn.

We’d like to say thanks to everyone who registered, participated, or attended our Global Training Center Workshops.

Congratulations, Jesse! Enjoy your prize!

Global Training Center is passionate about international trade and is your complete source for Customs & International Trade Training and Reference Books.

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