ExportGA

ExportGA

Your fast track to international sales.

ExportGA – For Established Georgia Businesses

Since its inception in 1999, ExportGA has helped over 200 companies sell in excess of $40 million all over the world. The program has been nationally recognized for its quality and effectiveness by the North American Small Business International Trade Educators (NASBITE) and the U.S. Small Business Administration.

ExportGA is an intensive four-session, 16-hour export training program which allows export-ready companies to develop their skills. By utilizing these skills throughout the program, new international sales opportunities are identified.

Companies accepted into the program will become skilled at finding profitable export markets, developing distribution channels, understanding foreign and U.S. regulatory issues, pricing and costing company products, submitting international quotations, processing accounts receivable and recognizing legal and cultural considerations. Each participating company will have access to its own international business student from the University of Georgia to help it with research.

Who should apply?

ExportGA applicants will be evaluated based on the criteria listed below. An applicant need not meet ALL criteria to participate in the program:

  •  Company Decision-maker: Applicant has decision-making authority for company direction/sales
  • Domestic Business Success:  Applicant’s company has stable/growing domestic sales.
  • Quality of Management: Applicant’s company has stable organization and business plan.
  • Product Outlook: Applicant’s product or service is viewed as exportable by the Applications Committee
  • International Travel: Applicant intends to travel abroad after training to meet with prospective buyers.

Location:

UGA Gwinnett Campus
2530 Sever Road
Lawrenceville, GA 30043

Price:

$650 per company – includes:

  • Multiple employees from your company
  • Each participating company will have the opportunity to work and research with a student studying international business in the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia.
  • Support team of trade professionals

 

Grant Opportunity:

Go Global Georgia, in partnership with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) provides funding for small business export activities. As a use of grant funds, approved small businesses can request $500 reimbursement of the tuition for ExportGA.

For more information:
https://www.georgia.org/go-global-ga

 

 

 

 

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