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April 17, 2014
Export-Import Bank Roundup
Wanda Felton Reconfirmed On April 9, the Senate confirmed 75-21 for a second term Wanda Felton to be the first vice president of the Export-Import Bank of the U.S. (Ex-Im Bank) expiring in 2017. The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee approved her nomination by voice vote on Feb. 6. Felton, who began her [Read More]
April 17, 2014
Executive Order to Streamline Small Biz Exporting
On Wednesday, Feb. 19, President Barack Obama signed an executive order mandating the government finish work on an electronic portal for small businesses to submit import and export information by the end of his second term.
April 17, 2014
USITC Report on How T-TIP Will Benefit Small Firms
In June 2013, President Barack Obama, European Council President Van Rompuy and European Commission President Barroso announced that the U.S. and the European Union (EU) would launch negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP) agreement. The T-TIP is intended to be an ambitious and comprehensive trade agreement that significantly expands trade and investment [Read More]
January 10, 2014
Press Release: NSBA and SBEA Applauds Introduction of Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jan. 10, 2014 Contact: Molly Brogan 202-552-2904 press@nsba.biz Washington, D.C. – The National Small Business Association (NSBA) and its international trade arm—the Small Business Exporters Association (SBEA)—applauds the bipartisan leaders from both the House and Senate who jointly introduced Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) legislation that will put in place the necessary mechanisms [Read More]
October 10, 2013
SBEA: Your Exporting Voice in Washington, D.C.
The Small Business Exporters Association is America’s premier association for small and mid-sized exporters, and serves as the international trade arm of the National Small Business Association (NSBA), the nation’s first small-business advocacy organization with more than 65, 000 members across the country. SBEA’s member companies are a diverse group of small and mid-size exporters [Read More]
August 22, 2013
GAO Report: Federal Export Coordination is Lacking
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently released a report on the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee (TPCC), an interagency taskforce charged with ensuring coordination and development of a government-wide export promotion plan. The TPCC comprises 20 agencies and lists seven core agencies with which it works: the Departments of Commerce, State and Agriculture, along with the [Read More]
August 22, 2013
USITC Investigating EU Trade-Related Barriers for SME’s
On July 30, the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) published a Federal Register notice notifying small and medium-sized enterprises (SME’s) that the USITC is seeking information for a report that will identify trade-related barriers that SMEs perceive as disproportionately affecting their exports to the European Union (EU), compared to those of larger U.S. exporters to the [Read More]
August 22, 2013
Export-Import Bank Update
On July 17, the Senate voted 82-17 to approve Fred Hochberg for a second four-year term as president and chairman of the U.S. Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank. Ex-Im Bank, a self-sustaining federal agency, is the official export credit agency (ECA) of the U.S. It helps finance American exports of manufactured goods and services, with the objective [Read More]
August 22, 2013
President Pushes for Fast Track Authority
The newly appointed U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman has indicated that he along with President Barack Obama will continue to push and work with Congress to put “fast track” trade authority in place to help the U.S. finish talks with the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP). Indeed, on July 30 [Read More]
August 22, 2013
