Posts Categorized: Exports
The 1 thing you need before you start exporting
Advice from West Virginia business owners for why you need an export compliance plan. If you’re reading this, you probably already know that exporting is a little more involved than packing up something you sell and shipping it to a customer across the pond. There’s export regulations and rules you need to follow if you […]
Continue reading3 tips for growing your business with international trade missions
Practical advice from an entrepreneur who’s been round the world and back. World trade relies on making good deals, and trade missions are a big part of that process. For many businesses, access into foreign markets is a hurdle, but participating in a state or federal trade mission will give you plenty of opportunities to […]
Continue readingExport Report Shows Consistent Growth and Diversification of West Virginia Economy
State outpaced the nation in export growth and produced year-over-year gains for second consecutive year
Continue readingTrading tours: Commercial specialist from Korea reciprocates WVDED mission visit
Jessica Son, Senior Commercial Specialist for the U.S. Embassy-Commercial Service in Korea, visited West Virginia from Nov. 30 to Dec. 3 at the invitation of the West Virginia Department of Economic Development (WVDED). During the WVDED’s trade mission to South Korea and Japan in September 2017, Ms. Son was one of the Commercial Service Industry […]
Continue readingExport trade mission helps dock builder land half-million-dollar project in Nicaragua
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A West Virginia company recently completed a half-million dollar project in the picturesque beach town of San Juan del Sur in Nicaragua. The project began when American Muscle Docks and Fabrication joined the U.S. Commercial Service Trade Mission to Central America in March 2017.
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