BUSINESS COUNSELING/MARKET RESEARCH

• Business Consulting - If your company is new to export, or considering new export markets and requires guidance and information as you develop and expand, we will work with you to develop an international marketing plan and an effective market penetration strategy. Or if you need only a single information element for your sale, don't hesitate to contact this office.
• Market Research - The U.S. Commercial Service can provide your company with the market research needed to target the appropriate market(s) for your product(s) and/or service(s) and develop a marketing plan once those markets are identified. In addition to existing off-the-shelf research, the U.S. Commercial Service can prepare a customized analysis of the market for your product. www.export.gov

INTERNATIONAL CONTACTS

• International Partner Search - A report on up to five qualified overseas contacts who have examined a U.S. company's materials and have expressed an interest in the company's products, services, or licenses, or have expressed an interest in otherwise partnering with the company.
• Gold Key Service - Beginning with the elements of an International Partner Search, experienced trade professionals in your target country will also arrange appointments for you with pre-screened contacts whose interests and objectives match your own, will accompany you to those meetings and work with this office on requisite follow-up actions.
• International Company Profile (ICP) - Under ICP, you can request specific answers to detailed questions about potential customers or partners abroad that will reduce your risk and allow you to enter new business relationships with confidence.

PRODUCT PROMOTION

• Commercial News USA (CNUSA) - Promote your product or service to buyers, distributors, and representatives in over 145 countries, through an advertisement in Commercial News USA. This monthly export magazine is distributed by U.S. embassies and consulates worldwide, who then make it available to local commercial libraries, chambers of commerce and other trade associations.
  www.export.gov/cnusa
• Catalog Shows - Multi-Country Catalog Exhibitions offer a way to showcase your product information at trade shows in emerging markets at minimum cost. U.S. Commercial Service professionals represent your company and provide you with trade leads from interested international business contacts.

EXPORT FINANCE

• U.S. Small Business Administration - Direct assistance to small businesses in the areas of export financing, including information on international methods of payment, comparisons of payment options, risk assessment and export credit insurance programs, deal structuring, export loan programs and loan packaging assistance for SBA Export Working Capital Program applications. www.sba.gov/ak
• Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority (AIDEA) - Export assistance along with a slate of other financial instruments designed to foster economic development and diversification in the state.