January 29 – February 6, 2024 | The Facilitated Investment Mission (FIM aka Roadshow) is organized to promote the U.S. as a destination for foreign direct investment (FDI).
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This webinar will offer market information with current trends for your export opportunities in the region. Additionally, Illinois exporters will share their go-to strategies and marketing activities including OTI program experiences in the region. Participation is free, but registration is required.
Read more →Southwest Illinois, sometimes referred to as the “Metro East”, is part of the St. Louis MO-IL metropolitan statistical area and has a lot to offer new and expanding businesses. Southwest Illinois is growing and has seen millions of dollars in business investment and thousands of jobs being created over recent years. Since the year 2000, over 8,700 businesses were created
Read more →On Tuesday, June 6, the Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and International Trade Center (ITC) at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville received the “E” award for export service at the 62nd anniversary of the award ceremony at the U.S. Department of Commerce. The award is the highest recognition a person or U.S. entity can receive for making a significant contribution
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Access ASEAN: Explore Business Opportunities in Southeast Asia and Beyond! For any business looking to expand their reach to Southeast Asia, check out the Trade Winds Mission in Bangkok, March 13-15, 2023. To learn more about how we can help your business export, including financing, funding, marketing, and learning how to find new customers, send us a message and join
Read more →Congratulations to the Kaskaskia Regional Port District for securing funding to install new rail tracks to create a rail yard near an existing port terminal in addition to implementing improvements that will support the movement of bulk cargo. For more information check out the press release by Sen. Dick Durbin: SPRINGFIELD – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and
Read more →Michael Strope and Tami Trover Lange, MPA, clients of the Illinois SBDC International Trade Center at SIUE, will be presenting at the 2022 Mid-America Trade Summit hosted by our longtime partners at the University of Missouri. And more exciting news to share…Marsh Shipping Supply Company, LLC and Save the Girls Touchscreen Purses will be among the 2022 Outstanding Exporter Honorees
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Date: April 6, 2022 • Time: 3pm • Location: 911 Washington Ave, St. Louis, MO 63101 Sharptooth & Purina Boardroom (T-REX) Each of 5 Korean start-up companies will make short presentations about their business and expansion plan. Registration is required by email at admin@usakogroup.com due to limited seating capacity. (Mask wearing may be required. One will be provided for the
Read more →This 1-hour program will introduce key exporting topics as described by successful Midwestern small business owners and U.S. government international trade experts. All businesses are welcome, including those who may not have considered exporting or who may not know where to start.
Read more →The U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration is organizing a trade mission to South America that will include the Trade Americas – Business Opportunities in South America Conference in São Paulo, Brazil on May 15-20, 2022
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