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Help is available to expand your market outside the United States.
Wyoming International Trade Assistance Program (WITAP)
International trade can be enormously beneficial for entrepreneurs and enables producers of goods and services to move beyond the U.S. market of over approximately 300 million people to the world market of about 6.2 billion. It allows Wyoming companies to diversify and seek out alternative markets. The key to a successful international strategy is to choose a global market that fits with the company’s products and its strengths. Once that is decided, then properly controlling the variables – such as marketing and customer service – will maximize success.
For many small companies importing and exporting is becoming an essential cornerstone in achieving success, yet it requires knowledge of business disciplines far beyond the basic do’s and don’ts of operating a local/domestic business.
The WITAP program is a partnership between Manufacturing Works, WyomingEntrepreneur.biz, and the Wyoming Business Council. The goal is to provide Wyoming businesses with the resources to assist their expansion into the global marketplace.
Assistance will vary depending on the business and industry and includes, but is not limited to: country-specific market research, funding options, operational issues, and technical and product development guidance.
The program is co-directed by George Rex, Manufacturing-Works Associate, and Anya Petersen-Frey, Regional Director for WyomingEntrepreneur.biz. Please contact either Anya or George to get learn more:
Links of interest:
International Trade Development
The Wyoming Business Council participates in trade missions to increase exposure of Wyoming agricultural products and consumer goods. Many of these trade missions are carried on in cooperation with the Western U.S. Agricultural Trade Association and U.S. Livestock Genetics Export. In addition, the Wyoming Business Council works with companies through programs such as the Export-Import Bank of the United States, which makes working capital guarantees to U.S. exporters. Contact Cindy Garretson-Weibel, Agribusiness Director, 307.777.6589.
Wyoming Market Research Center (WMRC)
The WMRC provides low to no cost market information to Wyoming businesses including competitive analysis, marketing lists, custom demographic and psychographic analysis, industry trends, government regulations, geographic information services, marketing material evaluations and original research. Contact your Regional Director.
Regional Directors
The Wyoming Business Council’s Regional Offices are designed to be the “first stop shops” to help clients seek the type of assistance they need. Contact your Regional Director.
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