2019 EDA Spring Newsletter

Office of Foreign Trade

Export Trade Assistance Partnership Program (ETAP)

Above: ETAP workshop flyer for showcasing the weekly business training program.

Riverside, CA – The Riverside County Office of Foreign Trade is hosting its annual Export Trade As- sistance Partnership (ETAP) workshops. ETAP is a weekly business training program designed to provide business executives with strategies, insights and a ready network of contacts necessary to successfully expand sales globally. This year’s program, running from May 30 th to June 27 th , will include five sessions on the topics of global business opportunities for small businesses, mar- ket research and cross-cultural communication, interna- tional trade finance and methods of payment, interna- tional shipping and legal issues, and e-Commerce. This year’s sessions will include speakers from the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service, SBA’s Export Assistance Center, Port of Los Angeles, Export-Im- port Bank of the U.S and private sector experts. The Office of Foreign Trade aims to continue providing small businesses with hands-on tools and the most cur- rent information through workshops like ETAP that tailor together industry expertise and effective finance and marketing assistance.

“ETAP is a business training program designed to provide business executives with strategies, insights and a ready network of contacts in order to expand sales globally.”

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