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Export Counseling
U.S. Government (USG) Resources are a comprehensive list of research, innovation programs, and services for exporters from across the U.S. government. Learn how Export Counseling can help improve your competitiveness overseas.

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Counseling for Exporters

U.S. Department of Commerce

  • Customized Export Counseling Services - The International Trade Administration’s U.S. Commercial Service provides customized export counseling services to assist U.S. businesses to plan their export strategies, to choose the best markets for their products, and to understand legal and regulatory issues.

U.S. Small Business Administration

  • Office of International Trade (OIT) - The U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA’s) Office of International Trade (OIT) enhances the ability of small businesses to compete in the global marketplace by providing counseling, grants, and loans.
  • SBA Resource Partners – SBA Partners provide one-on-one counseling and mentoring, and low-cost training for small businesses to start, grow and expand. These local partners include Small Business Development Centers, Women’s Business Centers, Veteran Business Outreach Centers, SCORE mentors, Community Navigators, and Native American resource partners. 
  • Contact the SBA International Trade Hotline toll-free at (855) 722-4877 or international@sba.gov.
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The Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee (TPCC) is hosting this list of U.S. government export and competitiveness assistance programs and services. 
 

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Global Business Navigator Chatbot Beta

Welcome to the Global Business Navigator, an artificial intelligence (AI) Chatbot from the International Trade Administration (ITA). This tool, currently in beta version testing, is designed to provide general information on the exporting process and the resources available to assist new and experienced U.S. exporters. The Chatbot, developed using Microsoft’s Azure AI services, is trained on ITA’s export-related content and aims to quickly get users the information they need. The Chatbot is intended to make the benefits of exporting more accessible by understanding non-expert language, idiomatic expressions, and foreign languages.

Limitations

As a beta product, the Chatbot is currently being tested and its responses may occasionally produce inaccurate or incomplete information. The Chatbot is trained to decline out of scope or inappropriate requests. The Chatbot’s knowledge is limited to the public information on the Export Solutions web pages of Trade.gov, which covers a wide range of topics on exporting. While it cannot provide responses specific to a company’s product or a specific foreign market, its reference pages will guide you to other relevant government resources and market research. Always double-check the Chatbot’s responses using the provided references or by visiting the Export Solutions web pages on Trade.gov. Do not use its responses as legal or professional advice. Inaccurate advice from the Chatbot would not be a defense to violating any export rules or regulations.

Privacy

The Chatbot does not collect information about users and does not use the contents of users’ chat history to learn new information. All feedback is anonymous. Please do not enter personally identifiable information (PII), sensitive, or proprietary information into the Chatbot. Your conversations will not be connected to other interactions or accounts with ITA. Conversations with the Chatbot may be reviewed to help ITA improve the tool and address harmful, illegal, or otherwise inappropriate questions.

Translation

The Chatbot supports a wide range of languages. Because the Chatbot is trained in English and responses are translated, you should verify the translation. For example, the Chatbot may have difficulty with acronyms, abbreviations, and nuances in a language other than English.

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