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New Insights on Challenges of Exporting for U.S. SMEs

5/16/2023

 
May is World Trade Month AND Small Business Month!

U.S. small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) generate 44 percent of U.S. economic activity [1] and are responsible for 14 to 22 percent of U.S. exports [2]. Empowering SMEs to grow exports has been an important point of emphasis in the Biden Administration. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo cites the Administration’s goal to double the number of SME exporters assisted per year to 60,000 [3]. Increased support from U.S. export-focused institutions including Export-Import (EXIM) Bank, the Small Business Administration (SBA), and the U.S. Department of Commerce will help U.S. exporters better compete in global markets.​

According to Census Bureau data, of the approximately 1.8 to 2.3 million U.S. SMEs that could export their goods or services, approximately 240,000 exported in 2020 [4]. On 29 March, Virginia’s Small Business Development Center highlighted this issue at the NASBITE conference with a panel of industry experts moderated by Doug Palmer of Politico:  ​
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TradeMoves' founder, Shawn Jarosz, with fellow panelists at the NASBITE conference in March 2023.

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Celebrating Women and Supporting Women in Trade

3/19/2021

 
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March is a great month for so many reasons – we move our clocks forward resulting in an extra hour of sunlight and the anticipation of the coming summer months. It’s also the month we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, National Panda Day and the Spring Equinox. While all of this is true, March has a different meaning to the billions of women around the world. 

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Efforts to Combat Forced Labor in Food/Agriculture Supply Chains

2/10/2021

 
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Recent developments in the United States and in various countries around the world have brought trade and human rights issues further into the spotlight.  Below, we explore actions by US Customs & Border Protection (CBP), the Trump and Biden Administrations, U.S. Congress, as well as summarize initiatives to combat forced labor around the globe.

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