Center for International Trade Development
Center for International Trade Development
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International Market
Have you considered the international market?
Globalization of U.S. business and industry is occurring at an accelerated rate, and leading this trend are small- to medium-size firms. Impacted by competition from abroad and rapidly evolving technology, your business must be part of a global network where business, irrespective of size and revenue, operates and competes on an international scale.
Rewards
Why you should consider international trade:
- Do you know that the U.S. economy is merely one-fifth of the world's market?
- Do you realize that the U.S. market/economy grows at approximately 5% per year and that the other fast growing economies of the world are growing at a rate between 28 and 35%?
- Do you know that companies that export grow faster and have higher sales than their counterparts that only sell to the internal (U.S.) market?
- If you feel you haven't reached the demand for your product/service, do not hesitate to enter the world of international sales.
Going Global
Going global means developing new strategies. Whether researching new markets, learning about other cultures or meeting new regulations, the CITD can guide your firm to position itself for international trade.
What can the CITD do for you?
The CITD is an organization designed to assist small- to medium-size businesses in entering international trade.
The CITD offers:
- Assessment of a company's export potential.
- International trade leads.
- Advanced technical assistance in the areas of management, marketing, financing, government regulation and taxation, entrepreneurial export strategies and logistics.
- International market research and development.
- Training in areas of export documentation, freight forwarding, pricing, contracts and agency agreements, and terms of payment.
- Export/import training
- San Mateo County
- San Francisco County
- Marin County
Consulting
What is unique about the CITD?
The CITD provides one-to-one consultation and small group training for business. We render individualized consulting that walks you through the processes that will help you enter the international market place - at no additional cost to you.
Resources
CITD resources include:
- Highly rated expertise
- Referral and resource services
- International trade libraries/resource center
- Access to international database networks
- International network
- Industry matchmaker missions
- Trade leads
Training
How can the CITD help?
With training seminars and state-of-the-art resources, trade centers like CITD have served hundreds of trade transactions that have helped make California the leading exporting state in the U.S.Seminars and workshops offered throughout the year include subjects such as:Export training
- The basics of exporting and international trade (ABCs of exporting)
- International business plan development
- Letters of credit
- Transportation & logistics
- Export documentation
- International trade financing
- Doing business in [name of country]
- Legal & cultural issues in international trade
- Legal issues
- Building a marketing/business plan
- International trade shows
- Industry matchmaker missions
- Cultural aspects of international trade
Who Qualifies?
Who qualifies as a small- to medium-size business?
According to SBA size standards and depending upon your company's SIC code, you could be a one-person operation or a company with 1,500 employees. If you have an existing product/service with proven demand that you want to take to the international market, your business would beeligible to receive assistance through CITD.
Growth
Who is growing?
For the past three years, California has seen double-digit growth in international trade. Your company can become a part of this phenomenon.
Contact us
Center for International Trade Development
Skyline College
3300 College Drive, Bldg 5, Room 5130
San Bruno, CA 94066Phone: (650) 738-7098
FAX: (650) 738-7090
Richard Soyombo, Director
