Oct. 27, 2004: Register Now for
Free Business Exporting Seminars
“Exporting Goods to Mexico” is
the topic of two free seminars sponsored by SUNY Oswego’s
Center for Business and Community Development and School of Business,
the Oswego County Workforce Development Board, Operation Oswego
County and Niagara Mohawk, a National Grid company.
The seminars are intended to help local businesses
initiate or increase trade with Mexico and will feature Robert Trachtenberg
of ExportNY, a program designed to help companies grow in the global
marketplace. Trachtenberg will discuss the reasons companies should
export, ways in which ExportNY can assist, marketing-related topics
and government programs available.
Also featured will be a question and answer
forum with businesses already exporting to Mexico.
The schedule is as follows:
- Cayuga County--
Wednesday, Nov. 10, 8:30 a.m. to noon, James Walsh Regional Economic
Center, room 207, 197 Franklin Street in Auburn; and
- Oswego County-- Friday,
Nov. 12, 8:30 a.m. to noon at The Captain's Steak and Seafood
Restaurant, 27 East First Street in Oswego.
Other presenters will include Rosanna Masucci
of the U.S. Commerce Department to discuss commerce department assistance
and trade delegations and contacts; Tom Cumming of EXIM Bank to
discuss payment issues and insurance; and Mike Allocca of Team Worldwide
to discuss freight considerations and customs issues.
A previously scheduled seminar to be held
in Watertown has been cancelled. However, those interested may attend
either the Oswego or Auburn seminars which are both free and open
to all businesses.
The CBCD enhances and promotes sustainable
economic vitality through job creation and training, economic growth,
and community development. Programs and services provided through
the CBCD include the Small Business Development Center, the Workforce
Development Board, entrepreneurial training and public issues forums.
SUNY Oswego’s School of Business received a grant from the
U.S. Department of Education for funding of a program to expand
the school’s international curriculum. The “Exporting
Goods to Mexico” seminar is part of this initiative.
Operation Oswego County is a private, non-profit
organization working to enhance and protect the economic climate
of Oswego County. Since 1953, the agency has delivered $2.4 billion
in investments and created or retained more than 15,000 jobs.
For more information about the seminars or
to register, call the CBCD at 315-312-3492 or e-mail halleron@oswego.edu.
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