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February 17, 2011
New Council to Focus on Jobs and Competitiveness
On Jan. 31, 2011, President Barack Obama created by Executive Order the President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness. Comprised of civilian representatives from various sectors of the economy, the Council will operate within the Department of the Treasury and will provide advice from the private sector on how the federal government can best foster growth, [Read More]
February 17, 2011
President’s Export Council Launches New Jobs Tour
In late-January, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke announced the New Markets, New Jobs road-show to focus on helping small businesses export. The tour will be a year-long, interagency, multi-city outreach campaign designed to help connect small businesses with the resources they need to start and grow their export operations. To kick-start the tour, on Feb. 17, [Read More]
February 17, 2011
New Data Shows Increase in Exports
According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) of the U.S. Commerce Department, U.S. exports grew 16.6 percent in calendar year 2010. U.S. exports totaled about $1.8 trillion for calendar year 2010, up from 2009 when they totaled about $1.57 trillion. Exports for December totaled $163 billion, a 1.8 percent gain from the previous month, [Read More]
February 17, 2011
Obama Announces Intent to Nominate Todd McCracken to Trade Advisory Committee
President Barack Obama has announced his intent to nominate Todd McCracken, president of NSBA, to the Advisory Committee on Trade Policy and Negotiations. The Advisory Committee is tasked with providing policy advice on trade matters to the U.S. Trade Representative. As the international trade arm of NSBA, the Small Business Exporters Association has a history of its [Read More]
February 16, 2011
U.S. – Korea Trade Agreement Headed to Congress
South Korea and the U.S. have signed supplementary amendments to their landmark free trade agreement (FTA), paving the way for the deal to be voted on by lawmakers in both countries. The two governments recently exchanged documents signed by South Korean Trade Minister Kim Jong-hoon and U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk. Kim and Kirk worked [Read More]
January 28, 2011
SBEA Export Controls Teleconference Recap
On Thursday, Jan. 27, SBEA hosted a teleconference call to discuss the Department of Commerce’s proposed rules related to the administration’s effort to reform the export control system. The small-and mid-size exporters in attendance heard from Kevin Kurland, Director of Office of Technology Evaluation (OTE) at the Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security [Read More]
January 28, 2011
Ex-Im Global Access Seminar Dates
January 14, 2011
SBEA Has a New Look
The Small Business Exporters Association (SBEA) is pleased to announce a new look for the organization’s logo. SBEA is the nation’s only nonprofit association exclusively representing small- and mid-sized U.S. companies in international trade. As such, we have decided update our logo to echo our proud, 20-year tradition of offering the best advocacy for small- [Read More]
January 14, 2011
Past SBEA Chairman Presents at Ex-Im Conference
David Ickert, past chairman of SBEA, was a presenter at this week’s launch of the U.S. Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank’s new Global Access for Small Business (Global Access) initiative. This initiative is designed to grow the number of small businesses exporting goods and services internationally. A key player in the export arena, Ex-Im offers export finance [Read More]
January 12, 2011
