Rural Training

Stay tuned for more information about our upcoming training sessions! Until then, please watch the series of six brief videos to learn from Export Experts as they share their best practices.

Market Research Skills

When looking to enter new international markets, insufficient market research can result in poor decisions regarding market selection, partner identification/vetting, pricing strategies, and numerous other shortcomings. Market research does not have to be expensive or difficult, and the services and tools available through the Rural Export Center will help you to become an export professional.

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Website Globalization

Would you like more international visitors to your website? Did you know there are some simple, free, and low-cost changes you can make to your website to increase your company's visibility in overseas markets? Join us at a comprehensive seminar on website globalization that will help you transform your website into an internationally savvy version of itself.

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Export Experts Video Series

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Seven experienced exporters share tips on gathering international market intelligence, including why and how to gather information, cleverly leveraging your existing network, things to research and the step-to-step approach to success.

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Five experienced exporters share tips on finding and managing international partners, including how to screen for quality, length of time it takes, places to find international partners, how the U.S. Commercial Service can help find international partners and the VIPER method for managing international partners.

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Five experienced exporters share tips on being ready to export, including why to consider exporting, steps to enter a market, website tips, developing a Unique Selling Proposition, getting educated, how to develop a plan and helpful resources.

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Six experienced exporters share their tips and best practices on international networking. Topics include being in the right place at the right time, following up on opportunities, setting yourself apart, use of social media and how to use the U.S. Commercial Service.

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Four experienced exporters share how they are successfully exporting from rural areas. Video also includes a discussion of how the U.S. Commercial Service helps rural exporters.

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Six exporters share how they have capitalized on international trade shows, including sharing interesting ways they have used the U.S. Commercial Service.

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