Export Excellence Program | Export Classes for 2010

Export Excellence is an ACTION ORIENTED PROGRAM led by Idaho’s top exporter professionals who will quickly help you identify and exploit your best export opportunities.

• Learn how exports can dramatically drive growth.
• Identify hurdles and address specific issues that prevent export expansion.
• Develop a personalized export action plan that targets your best export opportunities.

When? - September 23, October 21, and November 18

Where? - The WaterCooler - 1401 W Idaho Boise, ID 83702

Who Are Good Candidates for the Export Excellence Program?

• You produce a product that, you believe, has a fairly strong competitive advantage.
• You are selling successfully in the U.S. and believe your product would do well overseas but you are not sure how to get started.
• Your product has a strong competitive advantage in the U.S. and is attracting some foreign interest. Instead of just responding to overseas requests, you want to develop a plan to identify and exploit your BEST export opportunities.
• You have decent export sales to certain countries and would like to develop a plan to develop your best opportunities in additional countries

Selection Process

• A carefully-selected group of up to 8 non-competitive companies that exhibit at least one of the following:
• You have a strong product that could succeed overseas but you’re not sure how to get started.
• You have successfully exported to some markets and want learn how & where to expand.
• You’ve had international requests for your product & want to develop a plan to target your best opportunities.

The Export Excellence 3-Month Path to Success

Month Four & Beyond - Action - Idaho export experts will help you prepare for a state or federal trade mission or USEAC Gold Key Service in order to dive in to the export experience. You will have developed working relationships with the export experts who can help you address any and all of your export issues.

Export Excellence Benefits

• The program is designed for a small group of senior executives of small and mid-size Idaho companies.
• Program presentations and presenters are customized to participant needs.
• Participants develop a customized Export Action Plan with the assistance of Idaho export experts.
• Idaho export experts from the U.S. Commercial Service, Idaho International Business Office, Idaho Department of Agriculture the Idaho Manufacturing Extension Partnership (TechHelp) and the Idaho District Export Council provide support and encouragement to help you enter the export market quickly after you complete your Export Action Plan.

Export Excellence Partners

• During and between Export Excellence sessions, Idaho export experts associated with the following organizations will help you craft and execute your Export Action Plan :

  1. U.S. Commercial Service
  2. Idaho International Business Office
  3. Idaho Department of Agriculture
  4. Idaho Manufacturing Extension Partnership (TechHelp)
  5. Idaho District Export Council  
     

How To Learn More

For more information, please contact your local TechHelp Manufacturing Specialist or Bill Mullane at 208.426.2266 or williammullane@boisestate.edu 

Companies are encouraged to send employees who are (or may become) responsible for letters of credit, international documentation, international sales, and international marketing.

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