Exporting 101Information & Resources to Get You Started
SBA, Are You Ready to Export?Wednesday, June 3, 2015
Escondido Chamber of Commerce
San Diego Export StatisticsExporting by the Numbers2013 U.S. Exports:• Totaled $2.28 trillion in goods and $687 billion in services• Supported more than 16 million higher-paying U.S. jobs• Strengthened companies and farms – in fact, agricultural
production from one in three acres of U.S. agricultural land is now exported• Sent export revenue to local communities through restaurants,
retail stores, etc. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
ROAD MAP: Export Readiness Assessment
www.sandiegocitd.org
Export Readiness Assessment
http://new.export.gov/export-readiness-assessment/
ROAD MAP: Export Business Plan
www.sba.gov
• Creating an Export Business Plan• Developing Your
Marketing Plan• Financing Your
Export Venture• Export.gov• CITD On-line
International Trade Training
Export.gov
National Export Initiative
Export Education CITD On-line International Trade Training
www.sandiegocitd.org
International References for Market Research
U.S. Commercial Services
www.trade.gov
Center for International Trade Development
The International Buyer Program
Domestic & International Trade Shows
Trade Shows
San Diego Export Resources Center for International Trade Development (CITD)
www.sandiegocitd.org
Services for NEW to export and currently exporting businesses
• Research and Information, Internet & Web Strategies, and Referral Services• Through our extensive contacts we can assist you in finding the correct
resources, agencies, services, and key information to help your business succeed internationally
• Training• Free to low cost trainings are available to assist you with entry,
expansion, and establishment into the international market
• Trade Shows, Trade Missions, and Special Events• Counseling
CITD Border Export Program
Connecting small to medium sized businesses with major international manufacturers in the Southern California/Baja California Region
San Diego Department of Commerce
www.export.gov
California/Mexico Border Trade Office
California GOBIZ
www.business.ca.gov/international
San Diego & Imperial District Export Council
Metro Connect San Diego Regional Economic Development Center
http://www.sandiegobusiness.org/
goglobalsandiego/metroconnect
• Export-Import Bank of the United States• An excellent resource for small businesses interested in entering foreign
markets. Provides small businesses with export credit insurance, working capital loan agreements, and foreign buyer financing.• Sandra Donzella Tel: (858) 467-7035• www.exim.gov
• Small Business Administration• Offers Trade Finance Programs that assist small exporters obtaining
loans to finance general export expenses, lines of credit to finance the cost of filling foreign purchase orders, lines of credit to export accounts receivables and export inventory, term loans to purchase equipment, and land (in the U.S.) to support export sales. • Martin Selander (213) 894-8267• www.sba.gov
Export Financing
iBiz247 Post your product in the international marketplaceConnect with international buyers & service providers
http://www.ibiz247.com/
International Events
District Export Council Calendar
International Trade Missions
International Seminars
Thank you!
Victor Castillo, DirectorSan Diego Center for International Trade
Development(619) 482-6393
www.sandiegocitd.org