562
85307561015445
20164832755901544591137183
Florida5039755901545481127159184232272
Export53357559015462103150195227258
Guide56187559015473120145193232
Florida.Think.Global2788755901545481127158184232271295345393418467513536611635680727766790
According451115301081472922130701834487140175229257313364
to1312130701833386
the1424130701833390135
U.S.15841307018380100158181
International922143201834096129174210266311344372424480525551
Trade14931432018376102147202246
Administration,9221557018380134219247303331368401437482515543595651677
959221682018354106
percent10541682018355100135177222278311
of1390168201835486
the1502168201833490135
world’s4501807018374126161190245267298
consumers774180701834396151188242327372408445
live124518070183265499144
outside14141807018353107140177205260304
the450193201833490134
United6071932018380135162194237291
States.With921193201835993137169212248274400430462518
today’s1464193201833283137181225248277
advances4502057018346100146191247290335372
in848205701832884
communication,958205701834396181266318374402445491524552604660686
travel,450218201833469113157200226251
and7162182018346101155
technology,896218201833376118175230281306358408456472
the1383218201833490134
Florida1540218201836493145179207261304
SBDC18672182018359128213293
(FSBDC)2185218201833395152221306385418
can2629218201834286141
access2796218201834385127171207243
information450230701832984115167201286330362389440495
and9702307018345101156
markets11512307018387131167219263296334
to1511230701833386
connect1623230701834395151207252295328
your1977230701834697151186
company2189230701834496181235280336381
to2597230701833385
opportunities27072307018354108162215250450243201833488144171205232277314
worldwide.7892432018374126161190245318345400445470
Exporting4502584022289148215280326370404474537
Assistance10122584022297143190224271313369439492547
The5302746018358116160
FSBDC7132746018364121190275354
Network10902746018386128160233283318368
is1484274601832662
a15712746018344
leading1640274601832669113166193248298
source1963274601833688140174215259
of2245274601835385
export2355274601834388141193227261
assistance2641274601834480116143179450287101833478133175219
for694287101833183118
small8372871018336120164189215
businesses10752871018355107143169224268304340384420
throughout1520287101833288123173225275331382435467
the2012287101833288132
state.2169287101833668112144188212
Celebrating23962871018380124149193245280324356383438488
its290928710183265995
40th4502996018354105137193
anniversary668299601834499154181225268303339383417466
in1159299601832681
2016,12632996018354106157209234
the1513299601833490133
FSBDC16692996018365121190275354
employs20492996018343128181206258301338
professionally2410299601835690140172216252288314366420464489515561
certified450312101834488122156182210239283337
business8103121018354106142169224267303340
consultants1175312101834293148184236261294337392424461
who16593121018373129181
provide1863312101835589140185211265309
tens2197312101833276131167
of2387312101835384
thousands2497312101833288139191227271326380416
of2936312101835485
businesses4503246018354106143169224268304340384420
with8933246018374100132188
expertise1106324601834489142186220254280316360
and1491324601834499153
guidance16673246018352104131184228283325369
each2061324601834487129185
year.2269324601834790133168187
Through5303386018358116152203257308365
the921338601833390135
network’s10813386018357102135208260296347364395
International1502338601833995128173209265310343371424479524550
Trade20733386018375101146201246
Service23443386018359105141190218261306
program,2675338601835591142193229274360386
businesses4503511018354108145172228273310348392429
that906351101833390135168
are1100351101834580124
new-to-export12493511018357102176218251304346391437491544579614
or1888351101835489
looking2003351101832779132183211267318
to2347351101833486
grow2458351101835288139212
through2696351101833390125177230281338
exports450363601834692146198234269306
receive782363601833679122167195240284
training1093363601833368114141197225281332
and14513636018345101156
consulting1634363601834395151188241268301329385436
that2096363601833390135168
exposes2290363601834591145198235280317
them2633363601833390135220
to2880363601833385
profitable450376101835591142171200233278331358402
management8773761018387132188233284328414458514548
practices1450376101835591136179212239283327364
and18413761018345101156
international2023376101832784117162197254299332359412467512539
marketing25873761018387131167219263296324380431
techniques.Working450388601833479122180236263317370415452478607650686738765821872
in1349388601832783
partnership14583886018355100135170226271306343400428482
with19653886018374102135192
Enterprise21823886018374130163208244300335364401446
Florida2653388601836494147182211266311
and4504011018346102157
the633401101833390135
U.S.7934011018380100158181
Commercial9924011018380132217303348383425453498524
Service,15414011018359105141191218261306331
international1891401101832884117162197254299332360412468513539
trade2456401101833369114169214
specialists269640110183379113617920725127845041360183296699136
at613413601834478
the717413601833390135
FSBDC8774136018364122192278358
prepare1260413601835691135189234270313
Export15984136018374120175227263297
Marketing192041360183106151186238283316344400451
Plans2396413601836594139195232
(EMPs)26544136018335108210274308342
for450426101833386122
qualifying5974261018355108153179207239285314370421
Florida-based1043426101836494147182211266311353406451488533588
manufacturers16564261018387132188241273318361394447483527562599
and22824261018344101155
service2464426101833782117167194237282
providers.450438601835591142188216271316351388415
Specialists8824386018359115160203230275302329366400437
spend1345438601833791136192247
approximately1618438601834599154189241286313399444477521548595
10022384386018354107159
hours24224386018358111164200237
on26844386018354109
each2819438601834590133190
EMP,4504511018374176240252
creating720451101834480123168201229285336
a10824511018345
customized1153451101834497134167220305332378424479
report1659451101833579133185221256
with19404511018373101134191
target2157451101833478114165209243
market24254511018386131167218263296
recommendations,27474511018336801231752604504636018387131187242287320348401456493520
overseas9874636018354100144179217261306343
trade1357463601833368114168213
opportunities,15954636018354108162214250285338394422455482527564591
and22034636018346102157
an23864636018345101
action2514463601834487120148200256
plan2795463601835582127183
for450476101833386122
market5974761018387132167219263297
entry.9204761018345101134170219236
Endoscopy5304900018374129182233268310361413456
Replacement10084900018375118171196239280323407450504536
Parts15664900018365105139172208
and17954900018346101154
Santa19714900018359104158190233
Monica222649000183106156210236278322
Florida2570490001836493144178205258301
are2893490001834680122
two4505025018334106156
examples628502501834690133217270295338373
of1023502501835485
the1132502501833287130
more12845025018387138172214
than1522502501833287130185
61,00017295025018353105129180231282
exporters2033502501834690143194228261304338373
in2431502501832681
the2536502501833287130
state.2691502501833567110142185209
Since530516401835988144187232
receiving788516401833680123167195240268324375
their1190516401833390134162198
EMP,14135164018374176240252
Florida1687516401836494147182211266311
manufacturer20225164018387130185238269313354386438473516550
Endoscopy25955164018374129183235271313364417461
Replacement4505289018375119172197241282326410454509541
Parts10145289018366106140174210
Inc.1249528901833893135160
targeted1425528901833478112162205237281335
its178552890183275995
international1905528901832782114157192247291323350401456500525
expansion2455528901834489142186241277303355409
to2889528901833284
countries450541401834496148203235270297341377
in852541401832782
Southeast9575414018359112164196252295339375407
Asia.13875414018380116143187212
As16145414018380116
a17555414018344
result1824541401833577114166191223
of2070541401835485
the2180541401833288132
company’s2337541401834293177230274329373396426
export2788541401834388141193227261
success,450553901833891133175218254290316
they781553901833491136182
were9885539018374118154197
named12115539018357102187232287
the1524553901833390135
National16845539018386129163190243298343369
Exporter20795539018374120174226262297341377
of2481553901835486
the2593553901833390135
Year27515539018372104149184
by2960553901835499
the450566401833491136
U.S.6115664018380100158181
Small8095664018359147191218245
Business10795664018371124161189245290327364
Administration14685664018380134220247303331368402437482516543596651
in2146566401832783
2016.22545664018354107160212238
Another5305804018380137190224282328365
SBDC9225804018359130217299
success1248580401833893137181227265303
story1579580401833872126162213
is1819580401832967
Santa19145804018358106163197243
Monica218558040183105159215244288335
Florida,2547580401836596150186216272318345
a4505929018346
Pasco5235929018365108146190244
County-based7945929018380134188246280328372426472510556612
producer1433592901835592145201255299345382
of1842592901835387
organic1956592901835490142188245274318
honey.23025929018358111168214261279
As26015929018380118
a27465929018346
result450605401833781120174202236
of713605401835487
an8276054018346103
EMP,9586054018374177242255
the1233605401833492138
company1398605401834598184239285343389
discovered1814605401835685123167221268313350394450
South22926054018359114168203260
Korea25806054018376130167211257
and28646054018346104160
Canada4506179018380126183229285331
to808617901833488
be9236179018354100
high1050617901835887139197
priority1274617901835692122176212242276325
target1626617901833480117169214249
markets.19026179018387132169222268302340367
While53063180183112173201227272
exporting828631801834591145197233268295351402
takes1257631801833378130175212
a14956318018345
considerable1566631801834396151188216271316351397450476521
amount21136318018345131183236292326
of2464631801835386
trade2576631801833369114168213
planning2814631801835682127183450644301835785141192
and6686443018345101156
commitment,850644301834396181266294327413458514547573
it1442644301832861
can1529644301834389145
be1699644301835499
very1824644301834690125175
profitable.2024644301835591142171200233278331358402428
Businesses24696443018371125162190246290328365410447
that450656801833491136169
export645656801834591145198233268
grow938656801835288139211
1511756568018353106
percent13066568018355100136178222279312
faster1644656801833277114147192228
than1898656801833390135191
non-exporters,21146568018357110165208252298353405441475520556593619
and27516568018346102157
generally450669301835296152197233278305332379
pay8546693018355100145
1510246693018354107
percent11566693018355100135177222278311
higher1493669301835885136193238273
wages.17926693018373118169213251277
Cost4506846022298162209251
The5307008018358116160
cost715700801834294130162
for902700801833183118
the1045700801833288131
EMP11997008018375175238
is1462700801832763
$4,000.15487008018354105131182234285311
Qualifying18747008018388144187213239271315343398448
businesses23457008018354106142169224268304340384420
are2790700801834478121
eligible45071330183467198148174226252295
for770713301833284118
a9137133018344
$3,5009807133018354105130182234285
grant1288713301835287131186218
provided1529713301835690140185212266309363
by1915713301835598
Enterprise20367133018374129161205239294329356392436
Florida2495713301836493145179207261305
and2825713301834499152
the450725801833490134
FSBDC6077258018364121190275354
Network,9847258018385128160232283318368393
in1395725801832681
partnership1499725801835699134167223266301337393419472
with19947258018374101133188
the2208725801833288131
U.S.2362725801838099156178
Commercial25557258018380132216300344378450738301834471114140
Service,6137383018359104139187214256299324
reducing952738301833779133185227254309359
the1336738301833288132
company’s1493738301834293177230274329373396426
actual1944738301834385117169213238
cost2208738301834293129161
to2394738301833384
$500.25017383018354105157209234
Qualifications324044510222110181237270304338374427485526561626696743
Florida-based3320461301836494147183211266311353406451488533588
manufacturers39334613018387132188241273318361394447483527562599
and45594613018344101155
service4741461301833782117167194238282
providers5048461301835691143189216271316351389
are5463461301834580124
eligible3240473801834672100151179232258303
for3569473801833285121
the3716473801833390135
EMP38764738018374176240
service.To4142473801833882118167195238283308396439
qualify,46064738018355108153179207239285302
products4925473801835691143198251294327364
must53154738018386139176209
be5549473801835499
made32404863018387131186231
in3497486301832784
Florida3606486301836494147182211266311
and39434863018345101156
contain4125486301834396151184229257313
at4464486301834578
least4568486301832772116154187
5147804863018354106
percent49124863018355100135177222278311
U.S.52484863018381100158181
content.5447486301834497152185230286319346
New-to-export32404988018385129203245278331373418464518571606641
or3906498801835389
infrequent4021498801832884116152196249302347403436
exporters4484498801834490145197233267312348385
are4895498801834580124
preferred.5044498801835591135167212248283327382408
Qualifying547049880183871441892162433240511301833379108164215
companies3481511301834396181235280336364408445
must39525113018386139176209
be4186511301835499
in4311511301832884
business44205113018354108145172229273310348
for4794511301833285121
a49415113018345
minimum50115113018387114170198284336421
of5458511301835385
two55705113018333106158
years,3240523801834790135171208234
have34925238018358103148192
five3709523801833059105149
or3883523801835389
more39975238018387139175218
full-time4242523801833285112139181214242327372
employees,46405238018345131185211264308352396433460
and51175238018346102157
be5299523801835599
financially54245238018329581141592153240536301834472117143170217
ready3483536301833680124179225
to3734536301833386
export,3846536301834490145197233267294
generally4157536301835296153197233278305332379
with45615363018374101135191
$500,00047785363018353106159211238290343396
to5200536301833385
$1053115363018353106159
million54955363018387114141168195248303
in3240548801832985
annual33515488018345101157210255282
sales.3659548801833782108153190217
Foreign32405640022282141187240274337407
Direct367256400222109143188242295337
Investment40335640022251121178232279321426481551593
In3320580201834096
addition3442580201834599154182215243295351
to3819580201833386
export3931580201834591145197233268
assistance,4225580201834582119147184217262318361406431
the4675580201833390135
FSBDC48355802018364121190275354
Network52135802018386129162236287323375
also5614580201834571108161
assists3240592701834683120148185218256
foreign3522592701833285121164192243299
companies3847592701834396181235280336364408446
looking4319592701832679131183210267318
to4663592701833386
operate47745927018353107152188233266311
within51105927018374102135192219275
the5412592701833390134
state5573592701833770115148193
of3240605201835486
Florida.3351605201836494147182211266311337
International3706605201834096129174209266311344372424480525551
trade4283605201833369114169213
specialists4523605201833791136179207251278305343376413
are4962605201834581124
available5113605201834490135162189234287313358
to5497605201833386
discuss3240617701835684121164217254292
the3558617701833390135
benefits3718617701835499155200228257291328
of4071617701835386
opening41826177018353108152208236292343
a45516177018345
separate4622617701833882137181217262296340
U.S.49876177018381100158181
entity51866177018346102135163196243
within54546177018374102135192219276
the3240630201833491136
state.They3402630201833771115149193219290348393439
advise3867630201834599145172210254
business41476302018354107144172228273310347
owners45196302018354126182227262300
on48446302018353109
requirements,4979630201833679133186214249293379423479513550576
and55736302018346102157
discuss3240642701835684121164217254292
business35576427018354107144172228273310347
planning3930642701835581126182238266322373
issues4329642701832865102156200238
such4593642701833790133191
as4810642701834582
immigration49186427018328113199227278313359392420472528
and54726427018345101156
intellectual3240655201832985118163189216261304337391435462
property3727655201835591142196241277311359
protection.4111655201835591142175220263296324376432458
Getting324067050222109164205247282352415
Started36796705022272116172217261317384
The33206867018358116161
Florida3506686701836595147183212266311
SBDC38426867018359129216296
Network41636867018385129162235287323374
and45646867018344101156
its474668670183276198
partners48696867018355100136170226271307344
have52386867018358103148192
a54576867018344
variety5528686701834590125154199232280
of3240699201835486
resources3352699201833679116169222258300345382
that3760699201833390135168
can3954699201834389145
help41256992018358102129183
companies4334699201834396181235280336363408445
succeed4806699201833790133176221266321
in5153699201832884
the5263699201833390135
global5423699201835278131184229255
marketplace.32407117018387131167219263297351378423465510535
Michael332072560183101131162210258295321
W.36627256018393106
Myhre378872560183101143193230267
is4078725601833061
CEO41617256018372143218
of4403725601834170
the4498725601833282118
FSBDC46397256018366119185267338
Network.49997256018381116149228271308353378
For53977256018366103140
more55607256018378120157194
information,3240738101833186114157194272320353383424479505
please3764738101835075112160190227
visit4013738101835786117147179
www.FloridaSBDC.org/export421573810183791572352603263543954324635135616146797628328589009379821017105311031152119212291263
Florida4504820360133195341420482627773
SBDC12974820360150313491670
Network20414820360184329408604749828957
Helps30724820360184329391537665
Companies38124820360183329557703848994105612021330
Find4507820360133195341486
Export10117820360150278424569648727
Success18137820360150295424553698827955
Worldwide2843782036025039046953167687293410801225
By4501145018868113
Michael58711450188104135168218267306333
W.9431145018896110
Myhre107411450188104148199238277
Seated:324040470110306193112143175193
John345040470110265891124
Hartnett,359240470110407395114147178197216233
vice384340470110304569100
president396040470110335686110125158188222240
of4218404701103253
Global428840470110405587119152167
Business447240470110366993108141172196219
Development4708404701104071102132148180212262293326345
(left),50704047011024397091110134151
David5238404701104073103118151
Peter540640470110336483114137
Bello55604047011036678297129
Sr.,57074047011030536481
CEO3240415701103261102
(center),335941570110244778111130161184207225
and360141570110336698
David3716415701104073103118151
A.3884415701103653
Bello39544157011036678298130
Jr.,41014157011026496077
general419641570110326396127150182198
manager4411415701105083116148181212235
(right),46634157011023466294127146170187
and486841570110326597
team498341570110195082132
of5133415701103253
Endoscopy520341570110306395127151175207239271
Replacement549141570110366699114147170201251282315334
Parts324042670110336688107131
—33884267011086
named3491426701103366116147179
the368842670110185182
20163788426701103570105140
National394542670110417392107139172205220
Exporter418242670110306496128151170201223
of4423426701103253
the449442670110185182
Year459442670110335992114
by4726426701103264
the480842670110185182
U.S.490842670110405787105
SBA.5030426701103066101119