City, county, academic, and port authority programs
City, county, academic, and port authority programs
After understanding what the state has to offer, you should still take the time to check with the cities or counties within which you operate, as well as those more or less adjacent to you. The help available from a wide variety of agencies is too extensive to list, but here are some ideas to help you make sure you have investigated all possibilities. First, try the mayor's office, which will probably not only know what the city has to offer but most other government entities as well. If there is a world trade center near you, investigate their activities. They will also be knowledgeable about other programs in your area, which may include Centers for International Trade Development often situated in colleges or universities. Check also for local Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) that may include international skills.
In the case of counties, the help would most often be related to agriculture or an especially vital industry in that area. Check with the county agriculture extension office and the county seat. Don't forget to ask one of the most obvious sources—your local international trade or export associations and organizations.
Check also with the port authorities in the region. Some of these have extremely interesting programs. Mississippi's Port of Pascagoula offers Free Trade Zones (FTZs) and matching funds for export marketing. Other ports have export management and trading operations to help you get started. Among these is XPORT, a trading company for smaller and new-to-export firms in the Port of New York/New Jersey. These two ports also sponsor trade missions and a wide variety of other export support and counseling activities. MASSPORT in Massachusetts provides selling aid to exporters through promotional assistance and their own foreign offices. PACRIMEX in Washington's Port of Bellingham is starting similar activities, as is the Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority.
After understanding what the state has to offer, you should still take the time to check with the cities or counties within which you operate, as well as those more or less adjacent to you. The help available from a wide variety of agencies is too extensive to list, but here are some ideas to help you make sure you have investigated all possibilities. First, try the mayor's office, which will probably not only know what the city has to offer but most other government entities as well. If there is a world trade center near you, investigate their activities. They will also be knowledgeable about other programs in your area, which may include Centers for International Trade Development often situated in colleges or universities. Check also for local Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) that may include international skills.
In the case of counties, the help would most often be related to agriculture or an especially vital industry in that area. Check with the county agriculture extension office and the county seat. Don't forget to ask one of the most obvious sources—your local international trade or export associations and organizations.
Check also with the port authorities in the region. Some of these have extremely interesting programs. Mississippi's Port of Pascagoula offers Free Trade Zones (FTZs) and matching funds for export marketing. Other ports have export management and trading operations to help you get started. Among these is XPORT, a trading company for smaller and new-to-export firms in the Port of New York/New Jersey. These two ports also sponsor trade missions and a wide variety of other export support and counseling activities. MASSPORT in Massachusetts provides selling aid to exporters through promotional assistance and their own foreign offices. PACRIMEX in Washington's Port of Bellingham is starting similar activities, as is the Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority.
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