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SBA Offers Tools to Help Exporters Succeed

Posted on | May 18, 2010 | No Comments

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U. S. Small Business Administration is offering new, free tools for new and established small business exporters to help them grow and succeed in international trade.  Small businesses will now have access to six-part podcast series, an introduction to exporting Youtube video and an online training course.

“Exporting is a critical strategy for helping small businesses grow and create jobs,” said SBA Administrator Karen G. Mills.  “We’re working every day to help small businesses break into exporting, reach more international markets and be more competitive in the global economy.”

The podcast series topics cover:  Growing Your Business Through Exporting; Developing an
Export Strategy; Preparing for Global Markets; Conducting Market Research; SBA Exporting Loan Program; and a Small Business Exporting Success Story.

The introduction to exporting video is available at the SBA YouTube Channel and the free, online exporting course
“Take Your Business Global,” is available under the SBA’s Business Management training website.

In addition to the new online tools, SBA Resource Partners – Small Business Development Centers, Womens Business Centers and SCORE – are available to assist small businesses in every U.S. State and Territory who are interested in exporting.  These resource partners can help entrepreneurs identify potential export markets, facilitate export transactions, develop linkages between United States small business and pre-screened foreign buyers, advise on participation in international trade shows, assist in obtaining export financing and in facilitating the development or reorientation of marketing and production strategies. In addition to counseling resources in every state and territory there are export specialists available at the 8 SBDC International Trade Export Assistance Centers and SCORE online international trade advisors.  To find your local counseling resources please visit www.sba.gov.

Source:  Release Number: 10-22        
Internet Address: http://www.sba.gov/news

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