Program Status: Ongoing
Program Start Date: July 2008

Program End Date:June 2010

Program Coordinator: Andrea Townrow, Executive Vice President
Program Participants: Pennsylvania small and medium-sized companies located in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties

Program Media Sponsors:

About the Latin American Trade Development Program (LATD)

The mission of the WTCGP Latin American Trade Development Program, funded in part by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Department of Community and Economic Development, is to increase the number of Southeastern Pennsylvania companies exporting their products and services to Latin American markets. The WTCGP will implement the LATD Program in five stages: participant selection; market research, selection and entry strategy; education and training; trade mission and trade shows; and follow-up.

Who can participate?

Small and medium-sized Pennsylvania companies in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties.

The WTCGP is seeking a minimum of 30 companies to participate in the Program. These businesses are to be chosen through an export-readiness assessment process. If your company, located in the 5-county Philadelphia region, is seeking new business opportunities in Latin America and would like to be considered for the WTCGP LATD Program or join us at one of our Latin American trade missions, please contact Andrea Townrow.

Focused industries

Our targeted industries include:

• Aerospace
• Agribusiness goods and services
• Construction equipment and supplies
• Consumer goods
• Education and training
• Energy equipment and supplies (electric power, oil & gas and more)
• Industrial equipment and supplies
• Information technology
• Laboratory instrumentation and medical equipment and supplies
• Metal manufacturing
• Pharmaceutical and healthcare/biotechnology
• Processed foods
• Telecommunication: technology, equipment, supplies and services
• Textile and apparel
• Transportation (equipment, supplies, services)

Program Benefits

With the assistance of the WTCGP, the participating companies will select the best markets for their products through customized research and in-country support. A comprehensive training program will educate LATDP participants on legal issues, transportation, documentation, cultural and language differences, and more. As part of the LATD Program, the WTCGP can offer the following services to the participating companies:

• Education and customized round-table seminars
• Export training workshops
• International business lead generation
• International partners/distributors search
• International trade one-on-one consulting
• Market entry strategies
• Market research on Latin American markets
• Professional international follow-up to encourage increased sales
• Trade missions to Latin America
• Trade shows in Latin America