Chattanooga, TN --- The Tennessee Small Business Development Center (TSBDC) will present a free seminar for small businesses entitled, Explore Exporting: The World is Waiting. The seminar will be held July 18 from 8:30 – 12:30 p.m. at the Hamilton County Business Development Center located at 100 Cherokee Boulevard in the technical training center.

Although the seminar is customized for food and agriculture businesses, it is open to all small businesses. Participants will gain access to industry experts who will cover why and how businesses should export.

According to Ivette Rios, TSBDC small business specialist, “Exporting offers an opportunity for all businesses including small business, 98 percent of current U.S. exporters are smaller businesses. U.S. firms that export are more likely to stay in business and remain competitive.”

Representatives from organizations sponsoring the event will participate as part of the panel of experts. Sponsors include the Southern United States Trade Association (SUSTA), Chattanooga International Trade Center, Tennessee Department of Agriculture, U.S. Export Assistance Center, Small Business Administration (SBA), Export-Import Bank (EXIM), U.S. Commercial Service and V. Alexander Freight Forwarding.

For more information contact Kristin Core of the Southern U.S. Trade Association at (504) 568-5986 or kristin@susta.org. or Ivette Rios of the TSBDC at (423) 756-8668 or irios@tsbdc..org.

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