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A key indicator for international trade success is
facilitated export sales. Since the program was reestablished in FY12, the
program has facilitated more than $725
million in Michigan export sales. The program has helped companies create
or sustain 3,626* Michigan jobs.
*MEDC considers $200,000 in
export sales= 1 job.
To take advantage of the program resources, contact your
regional International
Trade Manager or email export@michigan.org.
 MEDC Trade Missions and Shows
Mexico & Peru
March 6-12, 2016
Join MEDC’s trade mission to accelerate your
export sales to Mexico and/or Peru or sell to the market for the first time. Save valuable time by working with
in-country experts who will help you navigate the market and put you directly
in front of prospective business partners. Mission participants will receive
customized B2B meetings, turnkey business services and participate in country
briefings and networking events.
March 6-12: Mexico
Only (Mexico City, Queretaro and
Monterrey)
Participation fee: $995
Includes B2B matchmaking services, in-country staff support,
in-country ground transportation, driver and interpreter for four days of
meetings, country briefing and networking events.
Click
here for more information about the mission.
March 9-12: Peru Only
(Lima)
Participation fee: $1,199
Includes B2B matchmaking services, in-country staff support,
in-country ground transportation, driver and interpreter for two days of meetings,
country briefing and networking events.
Click
here for more information about the mission.
March 6-12: Mexico
and Peru (Mexico City & Lima)
Participation fee: $1,995
Travel to Mexico City, Mexico for two days of matchmaking
meetings March 6-9 then fly to Lima, Peru for two days of matchmaking meetings
March 9-12. Includes B2B matchmaking services, in-country staff support,
in-country ground transportation, driver and interpreter for four days of
meetings, country briefing and networking events.
Registration Deadline
is January 15, 2016. To register, please contact: Emily Tucker at
517.862.9865 or tuckere4@michigan.org.
Partner events
 Germany: The European engine of economic growth
Hannover Messe 2016: The Olympics of industrial technology
January 20, 2016
8:30-11:30 am
Automation Alley, Troy
$20 Member/ $40 Non-Member
This
Automation Alley conference will focus on the business and industry outlook for
Germany and the European Union (EU) in 2016. As one of the world’s leading
industrial nations, Germany is the EU’s most populous country (82M) and its
largest market, too. More importantly, it is also the world’s third strongest
economy, a global manufacturing powerhouse, and leading innovator of futuristic
technologies.
This
conference will also focus on Hannover Messe 2016, the world's largest trade
show for industrial technology held annually in Germany, as a cost-effective
market-entry strategy for the EU. For the first time in its 69 year history,
the U.S. will be recognized as the show’s official Partner Country which means
prime location and maximum exposure for American companies like yours
exhibiting in the U.S. pavilions. The show will attract 6500 exhibitors from 70
countries along with more than 200,000 attendees from around the
world---including potential buyers and end users of your products, services and
technologies.
Visit here to register or for more information.
 Culture & Coffee Series - Navigating Asia
January 20, 2016
8:00-10:00 am
Grand Rapids
$25 Member/ $35 Non-Member
Join GVSU’s Van Andel Global Trade Center as they kick off
the 2016 Culture & Coffee series! Each Coffee & Culture training
session will cover how-to's and best practices for doing business abroad along
with cultural nuances business professionals face while traveling. Fresh coffee
and continental breakfast will be served during each training as VAGTC believes
some of the best conversations take place over a good cup of coffee!
Asia session sponsored by: AON
Series in partnership with: Schuil Coffee
Click
here to register or for more information.
Expanding Your Exports Seminar
February 9, 2016
9:00am- 1:30pm
Lansing
$35
Registration is now open for
the Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development's International
Marketing Program and the Global Business Club of Mid-Michigan's upcoming
seminar, ‘Expanding Your Exports’. The seminar will take place from 9:00
am-1:30 pm (registration will begin at 8:30am) on February 9, 2016, at the
Henry Center in East Lansing, Michigan. The seminar will provide a great
opportunity for companies that are interested in increasing their international
business in new or existing markets. The cost to participate is only $35
(registration price includes lunch).
Featured presenter, Matt
Tripodi, of Euromonitor International, will discuss “Expanding Your Exports in
the 21st Century: Opportunities & Challenges for Growth”. Also presenting
is Scott Hibbard, Vice President of Comerica Bank, who will provide valuable
insight into export financing.
The seminar will include
Keynote Lunch Speaker, Star of the West Milling Company, the 2015 Michigan Ag
Exporter of the Year.
Register online at:
global.broad.msu.edu/gbclub.
If you have any questions
please contact Allie Fox at foxa1@michigan.gov or (517) 284-5737 or Jamie Zmitko-Somers at zmitkoj@michigan.gov or (517) 284-5738.
Click
here to register or for more information.
For more information about the MEDC International Trade
Services, visit http://www.michiganbusiness.org/grow/international-trade-services
or contact export@michigan.org.
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