ExportGA – For Established Georgia Businesses - Session 1

ExportGA - For Established Georgia Businesses

Since its inception in 1999, ExportGA has helped over 200 companies sell in excess of $40 million all over the world. The program has been nationally recognized for its quality and effectiveness by the North American Small Business International Trade Educators (NASBITE) and the U.S. Small Business Administration.

ExportGA 2020 is an intensive four session, 16 hour export training program which allows export-ready companies to develop their skills. By utilizing these skills throughout the program, new international sales opportunities are identified. The 2020 program will be held entirely online.

Companies accepted into the program will become skilled at finding profitable export markets, developing distribution channels, understanding foreign and U.S. regulatory issues, pricing and costing company products, submitting international quotations, processing accounts receivable and recognizing legal and cultural considerations. Each participating company will have access to its own international business student from the University of Georgia to help it with research.

Who Should Apply:

ExportGA applicants will be evaluated based on the criteria listed below. An applicant need not meet ALL criteria to participate in the program:

• Company Decision-maker: Applicant has decision-making authority for company direction/sales
• Domestic Business Success:  Applicant's company has stable/growing domestic sales.
• Quality of Management: Applicant's company has stable organization and business plan.
• Product Outlook: Applicant's product or service is viewed as "exportable" by the Applications Committee
• International Travel: Applicant intends to travel abroad after training to meet with prospective buyers.