The lists below can help companies begin the process. THE CONTACTS:

Paul Bergman―Director of the U. S. Export Assistance Center in Denver

Phone: 303-844-2643

Brett Gerson―attorney-advisor with the Department of Commerce, Office of General

Counsel, and Office of the Chief Counsel for International Commerce (OCCIC) where he serves as legal counsel to the Department’s International Trade Administration.

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 202-482-5595

Glen Roberts―Director of the Bakersfield & Fresno U.S. Export Assistance Centers

[email protected]

Phone: 559-348-9859

THE RESOURCES:

The STEP Initiative increases

small businesses exporting and the value of exports for those small businesses that are currently exporting. This program builds on the President’s National Export Initiative which works to double U.S. exports. For more information, visit: www.export.gov

The Department of Energy and National Renewable Energy Laboratory have open discussions with U.S. Exports Centers for matching companies in the solar, wind, bio and water industries. Creating partnerships are validated through embassies and consulates.

U.S. Export Centers across the nation host events to enlighten the exporting process. One such event is the 2011 U.S.-China Legal Exchange. CLE credits available.

10/17

San Francisco, CA October 17, 2011 Location: TBD Website and Registration: https://secure.acceptiva.com/?cst=4817bd

10/19

Denver, CO October 19, 2011 Location: Denver University, Sturm College of Law Website and Registration: https://emenuapps.ita.doc.gov/ePublic/newWebinarRegistration.jsp?SmartCode=2Q0Z

10/21

Atlanta, GA October 21, 2011 Location: Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Website and Registration: http://metroatlantachamber.com/content/Event.aspx?Code=54a6a540-2e75-413c-9165-5e84319a212f

Oct. 5-7: Export seminar helps businesses build markets (wsunews.wsu.edu)
New funding available for Maine exporters could be a boost to economies for local communities and the state (thevalleyvoice.org)
Utah's economy driven by exports ()

Martha Butwin, Senior International Trade Specialist at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Denver Export Assistance Center facilitates exporting goods and services for a variety of companies. The Gold Key Service program (starting at $700) serves as a starting point for companies working towards exporting. The International Partner Search (starting at $550) pairs companies who are potential partners. Each program starts with questioners to determine a match. An international company profile is prepared to reduce the amount of scammers.

Butwin recalls the high point in her career as working with partners, Project C.U.R.E. and CAP World Wide to provide not only medical supplies but life supplies to Afghanistan people. To view the video “From Colorado to Kabul”, visit: www.theicosamagazine.com/videos

For more information, visit: www.export.gov

Zach Frederick, founder of Frederick Export, an export management company attributes five practices for sustainable success: 1. Management must buy into exporting, 2. Global pricing parody, 3. Knowing industry contacts, and 4. register your trademarks in every country you export to is vital, (as company control can be lost to a distributor), 5. Qualify the leads.

For more information, visit: www.frederickexport.com

Trade News: Exports Creating New Jobs; Resources & Tools Offered (worldtradedaily.com)

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