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Our Services One on One Counseling

One-On-One Training

The professional trade specialists at the Trade Center provide a wealth of knowledge and resources to save you time and money. One-on-one counseling allows us to tailor our services to your level of exporting experience, needs and goals. Let one or more members of our team assist you personally with your specific challenges.

Strategic Export Planning

A well thought-out international business plan is critical to a sound foreign marketing strategy. We can help you develop or enhance a plan that provides your company with goals and objectives, a strategic market penetration strategy, the basic tools to approach export opportunities and, most importantly, a market focus.

International Business Planning Tool

The Trade Center has developed a proprietary international business planning tool. This web-based interactive product will take you through the steps necessary to develop a sound international development plan and market focus. To start using it, click here.

Market Entry Strategies

Once you have decided on your target market, we will help you develop specific strategies on how to deal with varying issues from the most appropriate channels of distribution, complying with export compliance & regulations, to customizing your product to cultural standards. If you need assistance identifying target markets, give us a call.

Industry Specific Research

Different industries face different challenges and opportunities. We can assist you in dealing with your specific issues through targeted research and assistance.

Country Specific Research

What country offers the greatest potential for your product? What are the unique issues for selling in Japan, Russia, France or Mexico? Our research capabilities and expertise can help you understand and apply the ins and outs of selling to a specific market.

Export Finance Programs

Marketing and finance must go hand-in-hand. Through personalized counseling, we can look for a financing program that best fits your company, while also keeping a keen eye toward business development. In addition, we offer assistance with methods of payment and risk management.

Shipping, Logistics, Customs and Export Documentation

Our trade specialists can assist you with the technical and administrative aspects of export shipping, licensing and documentation.

Intervention and Advocacy

Our clients encounter all manner of unique issues, from immigration to detained shipments, and from cultural protocol to not getting paid. We frequently intervene on your behalf to solve problems. Let us know your problem, and see if we can help.

Each of these topics are covered in more detail on subsequent pages.