September
11 Affects Murray State:
Local
World Trade Center Helps Global Markets
By
Orcun Altintas, The MSU News- March 31, 2006
I don't know if you have heard or not, but there is a Kentucky
World Trade Center branch on Murray State University's campus.
Some of you might ask what it is or what the purpose of it is.
Economics is the main purpose and the main vein of countries.
The more economically strong you are, the more power you have
as a country. We are constantly making economics choices throughout
our lives. How we spend our day, how much we study and what
we experience in life are just a few of our daily questions.
I was an economics major, so this is how I see life.
Economics is not about money, in contradiction to what many
of you think. It is more about choices and how we see life.
We all try to maximize our benefits or gains, which can be materialistic,
emotional or mental, but we all try to get as much as possible
from life. Life is based on economics and maximizing the gain
based on our choices we market. So, what is the connection between
life and world trade center?
The Kentucky World Trade Center is one actor in the world of
business. When we think globally and economically, all the firms
make choices about who to trade with, how to expand their business
and how to maximize their gains. There is a big pie out there,
and everybody wants to get a bigger piece. In the business world,
world trade centers are the mediators of the economics share.
They let the businesses meet with different cultures, different
markets and different businesses so they can do more business
and grow bigger.
The KWTC mission is to bring global perspective to local businesses.
Most you might be thinking that Kentucky or all over the United
States are big enough to satisfy a business. I can prove you
wrong. Those might be some of the biggest markets in the world,
but there is still so much out there. As an international student,
I thought that knowing one culture was enough. But I came to
realize that the world is big enough to learn something new
everyday. Some of you might not understand what I am talking
about because of the differences in our perspectives, but I
know there are people out there for whom one place is not enough
to satisfy them. They want to see more of the world, understand
it.
World trade centers serve the business communities. Each one
shares this perspective- the perspective of globalization. Global
business had been gaining power especially after the new wave
of globalization hit the world. Even though this new perspective
had been damaged after the Sept. 11 incidents plus the all-over-the-world
global terrorist threats, it is still powerful. There are so
many opportunities to discover and there are so many options
to consider.
KWTC explores the possible options for the local businesses
to open up to the world market. The center researches and analysis
data to enhance the local businesses change to reach the success
in global market. KWTC is mainly focused on emphasizing the
importance of globalization and its effects on the local Kentucky
businesses and economy. Identifying the local businesses that
are distinct and unique to Kentucky and the world and analyzing
how these businesses may succeed in global market can help prospective
business owners develop successful businesses. Providing information
about local markets to the world will in return open new investment
opportunities for the foreign investment with or without local
partners.
KWTC came up with projects and plans that will bring success
to achieve our mission of helping the local economy and the
local market to achieve success in global economy and the global
market as a whole.
