Making Global Local is an initiative designed to connect towns and cities across the country with U.S. Trade and Development Agency’s (USTDA) export-promoting programs. The aim of Making Global Local is to increase the number of U.S. businesses that are benefitting from the Agency's programs in order to expand their exports to emerging markets and create high-paying jobs in their communities. To accomplish this goal, USTDA is forging new and innovative partnerships with business development and trade promotion organizations across the country, such as the World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia.
USTDA’s Mission statement:
The U.S. Trade and Development Agency helps companies create U.S. jobs through the export of U.S. Goods and services for priority development projects in emerging economies. USTDA links U.S. businesses to export opportunities by funding project planning activities, pilot projects, and reverse trade missions while creating sustainable infrastructure and economic growth in partner countries.
Under Making Global Local, USTDA has formed partnerships with more than 30 state and local economic development organizations, such as the World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia, across the country to promote the Agency –and its U.S. Government partners– as an effective tool to help U.S. companies increase their international sales. This strategy utilizes USTDA’s reverse trade missions as a catalyst to expand and deepen their relationship with local business communities. In fact, in FY13 more than 90% of USTDA-funded reverse trade missions visited states and cities where the Agency has a Making Global Local partner.
USTDA has been utilizing the information gathered from their partner organizations to more effectively plan and coordinate reverse trade missions so even more U.S. companies can connect with foreign buyers. USTDA is also developing tailored approaches at the city and state level that take the geographic, cultural, and economic traits of various business communities into account.
For more information contact:
Dino Ramos | Chief Operating Officer | 215-586-4246 | dramos@wtcphila.org
Subscribe to USTDA eNewsletter and other updates:
https://www.ustda.gov/pubs/news_information.asp
USTDA’s Mission statement:
The U.S. Trade and Development Agency helps companies create U.S. jobs through the export of U.S. Goods and services for priority development projects in emerging economies. USTDA links U.S. businesses to export opportunities by funding project planning activities, pilot projects, and reverse trade missions while creating sustainable infrastructure and economic growth in partner countries.
Under Making Global Local, USTDA has formed partnerships with more than 30 state and local economic development organizations, such as the World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia, across the country to promote the Agency –and its U.S. Government partners– as an effective tool to help U.S. companies increase their international sales. This strategy utilizes USTDA’s reverse trade missions as a catalyst to expand and deepen their relationship with local business communities. In fact, in FY13 more than 90% of USTDA-funded reverse trade missions visited states and cities where the Agency has a Making Global Local partner.
USTDA has been utilizing the information gathered from their partner organizations to more effectively plan and coordinate reverse trade missions so even more U.S. companies can connect with foreign buyers. USTDA is also developing tailored approaches at the city and state level that take the geographic, cultural, and economic traits of various business communities into account.
For more information contact:
Dino Ramos | Chief Operating Officer | 215-586-4246 | dramos@wtcphila.org
Subscribe to USTDA eNewsletter and other updates:
https://www.ustda.gov/pubs/news_information.asp