The Kilgore College Small Business Development Center (SBDC), a partnership program with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), has teamed-up with the Longview Economic Development Corporation (LEDCO) to bring a new event to Longview entitled “Export Trade Symposium”. This event will be held Tuesday, October 12th from 8:30 – 11:30 a.m. at the Maude Cobb Convention Center, located at 100 Grand Blvd., Longview, TX. Attendance is free of charge, and lunch will be provided after the program! Please feel free to forward this invitation to your work associates.

This unique trade symposium helps you identify new buyers and markets, expand sales into new and existing markets, protect against nonpayment and obtain financing support for you and your buyers. Discover how to find international buyers and use trade finance tools to win international sales and grow your business. Let trade and export finance professionals guide you through the unique challenges of entering new export markets, and strategies to minimize financial risks, and improve cash flow!

Who should attend? Manufacturers, service providers, engineers, wholesalers, distributors and trading companies.

Designed especially for U.S. exporters, this interactive symposium will brief you on several key U.S. government products and services available from the Department of Commerce, the SBA and Export-Import Bank of the United States.

To register and to receive more information on this and all SBDC training programs, call the SBDC at (903) 757-5857 or www.KilgoreSBDC.com.