What is ConnectAmericas?
Created on March 24, 2015 Connect Americas is the first social network for businesses in the Americas, dedicated to promoting foreign trade and international investment. It seeks to help SMEs...
View ArticleWhy U.S. Companies Should ‘Think Global’ from Day One
Created on April 14, 2015 Ashley Zuelke is the Senior Advisor for Export Policy, Promotion and Strategy at the International Trade Administration.Julia McNerney is the Special Assistant to the Under...
View ArticleFree USPTO/MBDA Webinars: Going Global with Intellectual Property
Created on March 15, 2015 Are you planning to expand your business internationally to sell or buy innovative goods and technologies? Are you pondering opening a factory abroad, having your products...
View ArticleBefore You Export: 5 Tips for Gathering Market Intel
Created on April 24, 2015 Did you know that more than 95 percent of the world’s consumers live outside the United States? That’s a staggering number – and perhaps even more so is this figure: only one...
View ArticleExporting is an Open Book: 11th Edition of ‘A Basic Guide to Exporting’ Now...
Created on May 19, 2015 This post originally appeared on the Tradeology, the ITA Blog Since May is World Trade Month, it’s only fitting that the U.S. Department of Commerce reiterate its commitment to...
View ArticleWhat’s New with the 11th Edition of ‘A Basic Guide to Exporting’?
Created on May 22, 2015 This post originally appeared on the Tradeology, the ITA Blog For more than 75 years, A Basic Guide to Exporting has helped U.S. companies make their first international sale...
View ArticleBEA’s New Data Tool Provides Fast Access to Trade and Investment Stats for...
Created on June 2, 2015 A new data tool--International Trade and Investment Country Facts Application--on the Bureau of Economic Analysis website gives users a snapshot of statistics on trade and...
View ArticleTrade Winds – Africa Offers Opportunities, Tips, and Intel to U.S. Firms
Created on June 4, 2015 This post originally appeared on the Tradeology, the ITA Blog Africa is a huge potential market for almost any U.S. exporter, but there are several factors for any business to...
View ArticleExport Success Series: Increasing Opportunities For U.S. Trade In Nicaragua...
Created on June 17, 2015 This post originally appeared on the Department of Commerce blog. Two Central American countries, Nicaragua and Guatemala, continue to open doors for American companies who are...
View ArticleFree Trade Agreements + Exports = Jobs
Created on June 24, 2015 Free trade agreements make it easier and cheaper for U.S. companies to export their products and services to trading partner markets. By reducing trade barriers and creating a...
View ArticleNew Top Markets Series Provides Data and Analysis to Help U.S. Exporters...
Created on July 22, 2015 Last year, the United States exported $2.34 trillion worth of goods and services—an all-time record. Exports from the United States in 2014 equaled the entire gross domestic...
View ArticleFive Drivers of Export Opportunity: U.S. Building Products and Green Building
Created on July 29, 2015 The vibrant global trend seeking a greener built environment will help create some $46 billion in export opportunity for a group of U.S. building product manufacturers by 2017,...
View ArticleU.S. Health IT Companies Experience a Boost in Export Opportunities
Created on August 4, 2015 The Health Information Technology (Health IT) sector has become an important, dynamic sector reshaping the healthcare system in the United States. As other countries increase...
View ArticleLook South: Infrastructure Opportunities in Mexico & Central America
Created on September 2, 2015 Join us on September 9, 2015 to learn about upcoming contracting opportunities in Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala from our U.S. Embassies in-country and from...
View ArticleCollaboration and Awareness Key to Local Minority Business Success
Created on September 10, 2015 Antwaun Griffin is the International Trade Administration’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for U.S. Operations.Last week, I, Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant and my esteemed...
View ArticleHow the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Benefits U.S. Small Businesses
Created on December 29, 2015 The Trans-Pacific Partnership TPP unlocks opportunities for U.S. small and medium-sized businesses, which are the backbone of the U.S. economy. By addressing trade barriers...
View ArticleU.S. Consumer Goods and TPP: Supporting jobs and Economic Opportunities for...
Created on February 19, 2016 With Valentine's Day a recent memory and the Groundhog predicting an early end to winter, the focus of the American public turns to consumer goods; items such as jewelry...
View ArticleA Formula for Success: Tapping the Export Potential of Minority Businesses
For more than 45 years, the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) supported the economic growth of Minority Business Enterprises (MBE) initially only through domestic operations. It was in 2003...
View ArticleDiscover Global Markets: The Americas 2016
Created on March 10, 2016 Join the U.S. Commercial Service and the South Florida District Export CouncilforDiscover Global Markets: The Americas. This conference brings together trade experts,...
View ArticleUpdated FTA Tariff Tool Helps U.S. Exporters Calculate Tariff Benefits under...
Created on April 18, 2016 With the launch of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) Tariff Tool in 2011, the International Trade Administration (ITA) provided a first-of-its-kind way for U.S. businesses to...
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