The New Global Main Street Challenge

   Helping Connecticut Companies Sell Worldwide

What is The New Global Main Street Challenge?

     The theme of The New Global Main Street Challenge recognizes that Connecticut businesses are no longer the traditional manufacturers and service providers selling to the local “Main Street”. They are innovative companies incorporating high tech solutions that are selling to or seeking to sell to the global “Main Street” markets.

     The US Commercial Service office in Middletown initiated “The Challenge”, a partnership of the Connecticut District Export Council, Small Business Administration, the Connecticut Business and Industry Association, the regional chambers of commerce, the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development, the University of Connecticut (UConn) and Junior Achievement (JA). By partnering with the state and business groups for this outreach and creating a method to track the successes, the partners can make a meaningful impact on the growth of exports from Connecticut.

     Chamber Executives, Business Groups , Trade Associations and Chief Elected Officials will sponsor exportready and New-to-Export companies for the US Commerce Service office to take their products and services to “The New Global Main Street”.