PRESENTATIONS
PRESENTATIONS
September 30 – Getting Used to the Distance Education Technology
October 7 – Introduction and the U.S. Commercial Service – We introduce you to the Minority Export Training Program as well as a nearby federal government trade support resource.
October 14 – Market Research Tools – The web has a host of tools to help you get market data, marketing information and import requirements.
Web-resources: A Click-by-Click Guide
October 21 – Marketing Tools and Resources – You meet the organizations that can provide you access to leads, trade shows, trade missions and reverse trade missions as well as reimbursements for marketing expenses.
- Florida Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- Southern U.S. Trade Association (SUSTA)
- Florida Foreign Trade Association presentation (FFTA)
- Foreign Agricultural Service
- America's Food & Beverage Show
October 28 – Logistics: You’ve sold it: now you need to get it there. Shipping, INCOTERMS, and Logistics Team Members
November 4 – Getting Paid and Export Financing Overview: you learn the puts and takes of ways of getting paid and an overview of export financing.
November 18 – Export Finance Programs: the SBA, Export Import Bank of the U.S., U.S, Foreign Agricultural Service and Florida Export Finance Corp. all have export finance programs. We examine them and how they function.
- Florida Finance Network
- U.S. Small Business Administration
- Foreign Agricultural Service GSM 102
- Export-Import Bank
- Florida Export Finanance Corporation
December 2 – Export Finance Partners: Governmental programs require private sector partners: we examine the entities that can help you with export finance, banks, non-bank financing entities, brokers and factors.
- Financing the Sale
- Bibby Financial
- Drake Finance Group - Factoring
- Drake Finance Group – Financing and Credit Insurance
December 9 – Success Stories and Next Steps – You meet firms that have used the tools and resources and seen positive results; we also discuss “next steps.”