If you are a small business or a minority owned business you will want to take a look at the State of Connecticut’s Supplier Diversity Program. The program’s website contains information about procurement set asides for small business and explains the process for small businesses to obtain certification to participate in the program.
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Looking to expand your small business overseas? Take a look at the trade leads gathered by the U.S. government’s Commercial Service located on their trade leads database.
Looking for financial assistance in exporting as a small business.
Take at look at the Import-Export Bank of the United States.
If your interested in starting or growing your small business exports, then take a look at the US Chamber of Commerce’s Trade Toolbox http://www.traderoots.org/fsMain.asp?i=tt
The site features county reports, stats, market, and industry reports. A wealth of information for growing your small business export capacity.
The US government operates a site that assists small business in all aspects of expanding your business into China. The site contains trade leads, events, and trade policy documents.
Take a look at http://www.export.gov/china/ to discover useful information for small business to enter the Chinese market. See if your small business is ready to trade in China and the assistance the US government provides to small business in determining if China is a viable place to export your goods/services.
