About Allocca Enterprises, Inc.Company BackgroundAllocca Enterprises became incorporated in 2006 and is owned and operated by Mike Allocca. It is a full service export and import compliance training company, which will exceed your expectations. Once you attend one of the training programs you’ll know why so many people agree that these are by far the best training programs they have ever been to. You learn with hands on tools and checklists, conduct exercises and learn from real life examples on how to guide you and your company to full compliance on every transaction. It is not only about understanding the ever changing compliance regulations but taking the fear out of the transaction. Compliance training and customized solutions is our only business. We focus on getting you and your staff the most up-to-date solutions and training programs that you need to keep your business running smoothly. Knowledge, availability, expertise and all of this at an affordable price is what makes Allocca Enterprises a successful resource for you.Mike's BackgroundMike Allocca became interested in Logistics while a senior at Suny Albany. He interned at a local freight forwarding company after obtaining his bachelors in business administration, he then became a full-time employee handling international ocean exports and imports. He quickly worked his way up over 10 years from internal operations to vice-president of sales for the New York based company. He was part of the select few of the Presidents Team, (Accruing well over one-million dollars in gross sales in 12 consecutive months) for 6 years in a row.Mike went through the accelerated executive MBA Program through the University at Albany. He has sat on the board of directors of the global business network for two (2) years. He has traveled abroad many times throughout Europe & Asia and continues to travel/train abroad. He works on a daily basis with exporters and importers all over the United States, helping them with domestic and international compliance & logistics issues. From 2004-2006 he was also a partner in an export/import consulting company. He created and conducted worldwide compliance & logistics training to many of the world’s leading companies. Due to the overwhelming response and need for public as well as in-house training programs, this has quickly become a full time business. In 2006 Mike started his own consulting company under Allocca Enterprises Inc. and has been working with companies across the United States ever since. Mike is a Certified Global Business Professional (CGBP) through NASBITE. He won the trade partner of the year award in 2008 in Albany, NY. In 2015 he won the Presidential “E” Award for Export Services. In 2016 he won the NASBITE International Advancing International Trade Award. He served on the District Export Council (DEC) in Columbia, SC for four (4) years and he was also elected to the National District Export Council (DEC) for three (3) years where he served as Secretary/Treasurer and Chair of the Outreach and Education committee. He continues to keep updated on export/import regulations by regularly attending and/or hosting programs, seminars and events with the U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Customs & Border Protection , U.S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. Department of State, and many others. |