EDC plans seminar on how to export local products
Published 12:01 am Wednesday, July 17, 2013
PORT ANGELES — A two-day business seminar next week on the “7 Virtues of Exporting” will be offered by the Clallam County Economic Development Council and the state Department of Commerce.
Designed for businesses in Clallam and Jefferson counties, the seminar will be held at the North Olympic Skills Center, 905 W. Ninth St., Port Angeles, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday and Tuesday (July 22-23).
Cost is $95 per person, and registration is available at www.doubleyourmoney.eventbrite.com.
For more information, phone the Clallam County Economic Development Council at 360-457-7793 or visit www.clallam.org.
Seminar-goers will also be able to apply for a $2,500 matching grant to help implement export strategies.
Instructor James F. Foley is the director of the International Trade Center for Entrepreneurial Operations and International Trade at Bradley University in Peoria, Ill.
He has more than 20 years of business experience in international marketing .
Attendees will be taught details of export procedures, how to formulate an export strategy, when a business should expand internationally, common mistakes made by exporters and market research methodologies.
