A Seminar Series to Provide Your Company with the Tools to be Competitive in the Global Marketplace!
You are cordially invited to participate in an eight-week, export-training seminar designed to provide you and your company with the basic tools to initiate or expand into international markets. The Charlotte Export Assistance Center, the NC Department of Commerce, SBTDC, the U.S. Small Business Administration, and the District Export Council are conducting this program.
When?
The classes will meet each Tuesday from 9:00-12:00 pm, beginning Tuesday, October 7 and ending Tuesday, November 25.
Where?
The classes will be conducted in the conference room on the 1st floor at 521 E. Morehead Street, Charlotte, NC 28202.
What Will Be Taught?
Topics to be covered include: Risk Assessment, Methods of Payment, Letters of Credit, Incoterms, Harmonized Tariff Codes, Role of the International Freight Forwarder, Developing an International Marketing Plan. In addition, participants will be introduced to the support network of service providers, i.e., government agencies (USDOC, SBA, NCDOC, Ex-Im Bank, etc.), international freight forwarders, international bankers, etc.
Who Should Attend?
- Companies that are not presently exporting and need the tools to answer the question, "Should my company export?"
- Companies that are new to exporting and need the tools to begin and avoid costly mistakes.
- Companies that are currently exporting but need the tools to expand overseas markets and sales.
Companies are encouraged to send employees who are (or may become) responsible for letters of credit, international documentation, international sales, and international marketing.
Cost: Cost for eight weeks will be $100.00. Space is limited and pre-registration is required.
To Register:
https://emenuapps.ita.doc.gov/ePublic/newWebinarRegistration.jsp?SmartCode=9Q0J
For More Information: Please contact Dan Holt at (704) 333-4886 ext. 226 or email: dan.holt@mail.doc.gov .
(Participation is limited to the first 25 registrants on a first-come, first-serve basis).
**All SBA programs and services are available to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Accomodations are available for the physically impared upon request.
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