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Greater Richmond Partnership Launches Export Initiative
Looking for new customers? Mark Your Calendar for June 12.
- Did you know that 95% of the world's customers live outside the US?
- Did you know that 80% of the world’s purchasing power and 95% of its consumers live outside the United States?
- Or that 98% of all US exporters are small and medium-sized businesses?
Now is the time to learn more about growing your customer base as well as the steps needed to start doing business internationally.
Join the Greater Richmond Partnership and their core team of export partners to kick off the Greater Richmond Export Initiative with a day-long conference offering learning experiences to boost your company's bottom line.
This non-profit organization is joining forces with the US Department of Commerce, Small Business Administration, Virginia Small Business Development Center, and Virginia Economic Development Partnership's International Trade Division to increase regional export activity. Content for the day will include information for firms considering exports for the first time, and experienced exporters
The Greater Richmond Partnership is joining forces with its partners to increase regional export activity — and help your company access that market!
Content for this day-long conference will include information for firms considering exports for the first time, and experienced exporters that could use a boost from local resources. Virginia Secretary of Commerce & Trade Maurice Jones will open the conference, and David Mills, CEO of K-Line will make keynote remarks.
Additionally, attendees will have the opportunity to arrange Matchmaking appointments with export service providers and other successful, local companies.
Participants will also learn from the US Department of Commerce, Small Business Administration, Virginia Small Business Development Center, and Virginia Economic Development Partnership – International Trade Division, as they educate businesses about the benefits of exporting their products and services.
Greater Richmond Export Initiative – Kick-Off Event
Event Information:
When: June 12, 2014 at 8:30 AM
Where: University of Richmond
Robins School of Business
28 Westhampton Way
Richmond, VA 23173
To RSVP and to obtain additional information, contact Bethany Miller, VP of Business Development with the Greater Richmond Partnership, at BMiller@GRPVA.com or by phone at (804) 343-6968.