The program will be a comprehensive economic development effort to promote the growth of exports, specifically among Southeastern Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey companies, both in the number of companies participating in exporting and in the revenues earned by these companies that can be credited to their involvement in global trade.
WTCGP’s expertise and success in providing comprehensive trade counseling services, mentoring, educational programs, and business networking programs positions the organization well to play a lead role in scaling these services to implement, in part, the following Plan strategies:
This program is made possible by a grant from the Economic Development Administration of the U. S. Department of Commerce.
WTCGP’s expertise and success in providing comprehensive trade counseling services, mentoring, educational programs, and business networking programs positions the organization well to play a lead role in scaling these services to implement, in part, the following Plan strategies:
- Build export awareness and capacity among the region’s small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs)
- Conduct export workshops with international service providers and their clients to increase the number of SMEs considering exporting as a viable option, with particular attention to women- and minority-owned businesses
- Expand awareness of export services and access to mentoring programs within targeted industry and services sectors
- Increase coverage of exports and export success stories to build awareness of exports
- Catalyze export growth in the Greater Philadelphia region’s high-growth sectors - life sciences, health and architecture, design, engineering and construction management
This program is made possible by a grant from the Economic Development Administration of the U. S. Department of Commerce.
