CS Cleveland Local Partners
OUR EXPORT ASSISTANCE PARTNERS
District Export Councils are organizations of business leaders from local communities, appointed by various U.S. Secretaries of Commerce, whose knowledge of and expertise in international business provides a source of professional advice for their region’s local firms. Closely affiliated with the U.S. Commerce Department’s Export Assistance Centers and the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service, the 59 DECs that exist throughout the country support the U.S. Government’s export promotion efforts. https://www.ohiodec.org/ Contains an Ohio Trade Events Calendar
The Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) is the official export credit agency of the United States. EXIM is an independent Executive Branch agency with a mission of supporting American jobs by facilitating the export of U.S. goods and services.
Contact:
Mark E. Klein | Regional Director
Mobile 312.375.1883 mark.klein@exim.gov
The US Small Business Administration is a small independent federal Agency designed to help small businesses grow and prosper. The SBA has made it a priority to provide small business exporters with access to the necessary capital needed to expand their export sales. The SBA offers the Export Express, Export Working Capital and International Trade Loan program to be used by small businesses (less than 500 employees) to develop and grow their export sales.
Contact:
Patrick Hayes
216-522-4731
patrick.hayes@sba.gov