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January 12, 2011
Ex-Im Bank Webinar for Small Exporters
On Wednesday, Jan. 19 from 2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. EST, the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) will host a free webinar aimed at small and medium-sized businesses seeking to enter new markets, increase sales in existing ones, improve cash flow, and minimize commercial and political trade risks. Ex-Im recognizes that making international [Read More]
January 4, 2011
SBEA Alert: Upcoming Ex-Im Bank Seminar
Extend Credit and Increase International Sales with Support from the U.S. GovernmentAs members of SBEA, please consider attending this two-day seminar, Extend Credit and Increase International Sales with Support from the U.S. Government, beginning on Monday, January 10, 2011 to learn more about Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank and the international products they provide to help minimize [Read More]
December 6, 2010
Commerce, SBA Plan to Help Exporters
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) recently launched a new tool to help small- and mid-sized exporters. The new tool is aimed primarily at firms new to exporting or considering beginning exporting. Part of President Barack Obama’s National Export Initiative (NEI), this new tool, “Six Steps to Begin [Read More]
December 6, 2010
New Report: SME Exports Support 4 Million Jobs
The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) released a new report requested by U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk. The report, “Small and Medium- Sized Enterprises: Characteristics and Performance,” shows that by exporting indirectly through wholesalers and as producers of intermediate inputs, U.S. small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play a larger role in the export economy than [Read More]
December 6, 2010
U.S. – India Bilateral Initiatives
The primary purpose of President Barack Obama’s 10-day, four-nation November mission overseas was to focus on repairing the U.S. economy and expanding U.S. exports. On his first day in India, the president addressed the U.S.-India Business Council in Mumbai, India’s financial capital, and was accompanied by a group of U.S. companies in hopes of opening [Read More]
December 5, 2010
Philadelphia 2010 Trade Finance Conference
The U.S. Department of Commerce, in cooperation with a number of commercial banks and specialized finance firms as well as other federal agencies will host a full-day trade finance conference in Pennsylvania for Mid-Atlantic region exporters. This event scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2010 in Philadelphia, PA for Eastern Mid-Atlantic area exporters in Eastern Pennsylvania, [Read More]
December 5, 2010
Ex-Im Small Biz Global Access Program
Recently, Fred P. Hochberg, chairman and president of the Export-Import Bank of the U.S., (Ex-Im Bank) discussed the bank’s new Global Access for Small Business initiative to assist small firms access global markets. In recent months, Ex-Im has invigorated their commitment to helping smaller businesses through the Small Business Global Access initiative. “Jobs supported by [Read More]
September 27, 2010
Jobs Bill Promotes Small Exporters
Molly Brogan 202-552-2904 press@nsba.biz Washington, D.C. — The Small Business Exporters Association (SBEA) applauds Congress and the administration for enacting into law today the momentous Small Business Jobs Act of 2010. In addition to the myriad access to capital provisions, tax benefits and critical language to make health insurance more affordable for the [Read More]
June 18, 2010
U.S. Exports Have Increased, Ex-Im Bank Helping
The U.S. Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im) is working toward helping President Barack Obama accomplish his National Export Initiative—doubling exports over the next five years to support two million jobs in America. The rise in U.S. exports during the first quarter of 2010, a 16.7 percent increase, is due, in large part, to the Ex-Im Bank. The goal [Read More]
June 15, 2010
