Diedra Henry-Spires and DCSBDC Director for Government Contracts Yodit Shibru of Howard University were featured speakers at the AGOA Forum Ministerial Breakout Session on Women's Entrepreneurship on July 25th. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues Geeta Rao Gupta and Nambia’s Minister of Industrialization and Trade, Lucia Magano Iipumbu opened the discussion with a focus on inclusive trade connections. Henry-Spires and Shibru explored the importance of including small and medium-sized enterprises, especially those owned by women, in trade and entrepreneurial support. Megan Canfield and Shona Carter organized and invited SBA and DCSBDC to the panel which also featured moderator Busie Matsiko-Andan, USAID’s Jamille Bigio, and AWEP Kenya’s Laura Akunga MM.
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Our mission is to enhance the ability of small businesses to compete in the global marketplace.
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The U.S. Small Business Administration Office of International Trade's mission is to enhance the ability of small businesses to compete in the global marketplace.
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https://www.sba.gov/about-sba/sba-locations/headquarters-offices/office-international-trade
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Yesterday Senior Advisor to SBA Administrator Diedra Henry-Spires and OIT's Desi Jordanoff, Shadetra Robinson, and Sarah L. Bonner joined DCSBDC Director Carl Brown, CCA and DCSBDC counselor Yodit Shibru for "Empowering US-Africa Trade: Women and Youth SME Partnerships & Networking Marketplace" at Howard University School of Business. The program and marketplace provided local business owners and entrepreneurs the opportunity to connect with Prosper Africa, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, the U.S. Department of Commerce Commerical Law Development Program, the U.S. Department of State, US Black Chambers, and the visiting delegations from the African Women's Entrepreneurship Program, the Academy of Women Entrepreneurs, and Africa Women and Youth Empowerment Group (AWYEG) on the margins of the AGOA Forum to discuss inclusive trade and to support small business partnerships.
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✈ SBA's Administrator Isabella Casillas G. recently traveled to Puerto Rico to participate in several events 🙋♂️ Humberto Mercader moderated an open discussion on Trade Events supported by the State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) in Puerto Rico 🙋♀️ 📷 The Administrator also met with PR STEP Director Leonyl Ortiz
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Last week, Associate Administrator Dan Krupnick, Director of Trade Finance Daniel Pische and Export Finance Manager Sandro Murtas visited Miami to promote the new Working Capital Pilot (WCP) with support from the SBA South Florida District Office and Lender Relations Specialist (LRS) Clem Garcia. SBA hosted a hybrid SBA Working Capital Pilot Chamber Roundtable to discuss how the WCP will help support small businesses in South Florida take on new contracts domestically and abroad. The Roundtable’s in-person portion took place at the Florida SBDC at FIU. #Floridaexports #WorkingCapital #SBAloans
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Don't miss out on the new 2024 edition of SBA's Small Business Resource Guide! Get a quick overview of everything Office of International Trade does on pages 34 & 35! 📔 Read Now: https://lnkd.in/gxgDPUeZ #exportguide #globaltrade #internationalbusiness
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🚢 Episode 3 of the Global Commerce: Art of Trade Logistics Series: Transport and Delivery Strategies for Global Sales Success has been rescheduled for Thursday, August 8 at 2:00 PM ET. 🛫 📲 Register now: https://lnkd.in/epDqhbrU One of the biggest hurdles to small business growth and profitability is a lack of effective management of trade logistics. Gather insight on logistics management and best practices in global product delivery from experienced freight forwarders.
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Administrator Isabella Casillas G. joined the Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN) Startup Nations Ministerial. Hosted by the U.S. Small Business Administration in collaboration with the Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN), the Ministerial brought together government officials from Latin America and the Caribbean responsible for advancing small business, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Under the Biden-Harris Administration, the nation is experiencing a historic Small Business Boom of over 18.5 million new business applications nationwide – and Latino entrepreneurs are fueling this wave of entrepreneurship. Latino entrepreneurship is at its highest rate in three decades, with one in 10 Latino households now owning a business.
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😲 Only 2 days left to register! 😲 🤝 Business stakeholders are invited to a webinar for the U.S.-Ecuador Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Dialogue on July 30, 10 am -12:30 pm ET. 🤝 ✔ U.S. stakeholders, RSVP by July 25 at international@sba.gov with your name, title, organization and city/state. This event is an opportunity to discuss bilateral trade and investment and learn about export resources. The webinar has no cost and is for U.S. and Ecuador small business stakeholders only. English and Spanish translation during the webinar provided. Office of the U.S. Trade Representative U.S. Department of Commerce U.S. Department of State #ExportToEcuador #EcuadorTrade #GlobalTrade #ExportWebinar #Ecuador #InternationalTrade
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🔐 What's the key to success in exporting? 🔐 Staying up to date on the latest news! Key takeaways from the July newsletter: 🔑 Success stories 🔑 Upcoming events and webinars 🔑 Trade mission information
SBA Provides remarks to the President's Export Council, Upcoming Trade Missions and More
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Are you looking to expand your business and need funding for your trade activities? 📢 Learn about programs such as the Export Express Loan, Export Working Capital Loan and International Trade Loans from Keith Schlegel, Export Finance Manager, and Chris Wojtowicz EJD LCB CGBP, SBDC International Trade Consultant, on a webinar on SBA Export Financing Tools 📢 📲 Register Now: https://lnkd.in/g94v4aUB Wisconsin Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at UW-Madison #tradeloans #finance #SME #FundingOpportunities
SBA Export Financing Tools
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