New Partners attend a comprehensive training program for six days at a location of their choice.  This training is designed to provide all of the information necessary to initiate a successful business as a provider of VAT refund claims preparation.  And training is not limited to the classroom.  New Partners will have the option of accompanying TTM on-site to a client location for first-hand experience.

Training is presented by the founder and Managing Director of TTM International, who shares years of experience and expertise, and understands all of the challenges of starting a business and what you can expect to encounter during your first claim deadline.

Lorri Ann Hurst is the founder and Managing Director of TTM International, A Minnesota-based VAT refund claims preparation service.  TTM International has prepared over $30 million in VAT refund claims and assists its 800+ client companies with the management of VAT refund claims programs.  TTM’s clients range in size from large, multinational corporations to small, sole proprietor firms that are located in the United States, Canada, Europe, Japan and Taiwan.

After graduating from law school in Chicago, Hurst worked as a Management Consultant for 15 years, assisting large companies with travel cost reduction, production control efficiencies, production scheduling, management skills training and performance measurement systems.

Hurst incorporated TTM International in 1993, to provide companies of all sizes with a comprehensive, quality, service-oriented approach to claims preparation.  She has presented VAT refund seminars throughout the United States for world trade organizations, travel agencies and chambers of commerce.

This extensive training program will prepare participants to implement a VAT refund program, either as a small business venture or within a corporation and will include:

• Basic VAT Rules and Theory
• European and Canadian VAT refund claims preparation and procedures, with special emphasis on the primary refund opportunities of travel expenses, tradeshow and conference costs, shipping, professional services and branch office expenses
• Data collection practices and procedures
• Marketing a VAT refund program to executives and finance officers
• Data management, claims tracking and billing options
• VAT refunds for Japan, South Korea and other non-European countries
• Future VAT refund opportunities and trends

Participants will also be offered the opportunty to accompany TTM staff to on-site client visits and data collections at the end of the training program.  Participants will be provided a list of equipment and materials to bring to the training.   

Take this course, become VAT savvy, and open up a new career opportunity for yourself!

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