Events

This SC SBDC-hosted workshop has been prepared for South Carolina's exporters. Speakers for this event include members from the SC SBDC, U.S. Commercial Service, SC Department of Commerce, U.S. Small Business Administration Office of International Trade, EXIM, and local business exporter panelists.

Learn how EXIM and USDA’s export finance programs could support the sale of your agricultural products in international markets and help you export with confidence of payment.

Discover Global Markets business development forum is the U.S. Department of Commerce's annual flagship event series for U.S. exporters!

Friday Forums / Launch MN is a regular program hosted by Launch Minnesota (https://mn.gov/launchmn/), which provides support to startups located in Minnesota and they are part of the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development. The Friday Forum program is a monthly 1-hour program that brings together subject matter experts to discuss a variety of topics that are commonly faced by Minnesota’s startup community. This session is titled "Government Resources for Int'l Business Development".

Are You Ready to Grow your Exports? Learn how EXIM can support you! Don’t lose potential business to competitors by overlooking different payment options which could be attractive to your international buyers. To succeed in today’s global marketplace and win sales against your competitors, exporters must be able to offer their customers attractive credit terms supported by the appropriate payment methods and risk mitigation solutions.

Join us this week for a conversation with John Brislin, Export Finance Manager for SBA's Office of International Trade. As SBA's office for the support of small business international trade development, the Office of International Trade works in cooperation with other federal agencies and private- and public-sector groups – including the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) – to encourage small business exports and to assist small businesses seeking to export.

Become one of over 55,000 California companies exporting over $178 billion of goods.

SBA Office of International Trade is partnering with U.S. Trade Representative, the U.S. Department of Commerce, the Association of Women’s Business Centers and the Governments of Mexico and Canada to hold a virtual best practices discussion on tips for reaching women entrepreneurs and helping them to grow in North America. This training was the brainchild of Corinne Goble and is an opportunity to learn from organizations having success reaching women, rural entrepreneurs, and Latinas to scale through entrepreneurship.

Small businesses, large corporations, manufacturers, and service providers can benefit from international sales.

The U.S. Department of Commerce and the Trade and Investment Team at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad will host a webinar on a government tender for expanding and operating Baghdad International Airport (BIAP). The project, a public/private partnership (PPP), aims to upgrade passenger and cargo facilities and manage the airport for the next 20 years.