International Trade: Increase Your Revenue by Tapping Foreign Markets

Topics Covered:

• What are the funding incentives available for exporting?
• Are you a small business considering international trade (export)?
• What are the risks?
• What are the solutions?
• Who are export resource partners?

The SC SBDC provides international trade support to small business owners who are:

• New-to-Export

• Early-Stage Exporters

• Existing SC SBDC Export clients

• Importing

We will also highlight a small business that has expanded into international business successfully!

South Carolina Small Business Development Centers (SC SBDC)

For more than forty years, entrepreneurs have turned to SC SBDC for help expanding an existing business or starting a new enterprise. Through free consulting, low-cost seminars and links to resources, the SC SBDC helps jump start startups and makes existing businesses thrive. SC SBDC consultants work with companies in all stages of development – from a person with an innovative product but no idea how to move forward to the owner of a company looking to capture new markets.

About the speaker:

Elizabeth M. Smith, MS.ED, CBA, CGBP

Beth is considered a Strategic Advisor, consulting with corporations and business owners on strategy, structure, markets, talent management, and operations. She has 35+ years of business experience in growing markets and revenue in North America, Europe, Asia, Central and South America. She is a former Director of Marketing, Director of Business Development, and Senior Vice President of Organizational Development. She is a NASBITE Certified Global Business Professional and Certified Business Advisor.

Areas of specialization include:

*Strategies for Business Growth

*Business Process, Workflow Analysis & Organizational Design

*Export/International Trade Finance

*Talent Assessment, Recruitment & Development Systems