The Monterey Bay International Trade Association (MBITA), and the Monterey Export Assistance Center (EAC) of the U.S. Department of Commerce (USDOC) cordially invite you to attend the luncheon meeting in Santa Cruz 'Financing: the Name of the Game in Global Trade' .
Small to mid-sized enterprises (SMEs) face stiff competition from their foreign counterparts in both domestic and foreign markets because foreign governments support their small enterprises with grants, loans and aggressive industry sector marketing campaigns to help them compete in the global marketplace.
American SMEs also have financial support to compete in the global marketplace from private direct investors, venture capitalists and state and federal government loan guarantors for trade financing and direct foreign investment.
Join us on October 26th to hear from experts in venture capital, and from public-private sector trade finance and foreign direct investment (FDI) service providers, and learn about all the tools U.S. companies can employ to compete in the global marketplace.
GUEST PANELISTS David Josephson, Western Regional Director of Export-Import Bank of the United States provides export credit insurance, exporter loan guarantees and foreign buyer loan guarantees used to make export sales proposals internationally competitive.
Sheridan Tatsuno, Principal, Dreamscape Global Raising money for startup companies is one of the most difficult, yet exciting challenges facing all entrepreneurs, especially those going global against stiff foreign competition. Mr. Tatsuno is a specialist in finding customers, investors and business models to raise necessary funds to compete in the global marketplace.