Export Assistance From the SBA

The Small Business Administration supports the export activities of small businesses. Companies eligible for SBA programs include manufacturers with a maximum of 1,500 employees, wholesalers with maximum annual sales of $9.5 million, and service companies with maximum average annual sales for the past three years of $2 million.

Specific Programs

Management:

• Counseling by volunteers with international trade experience;
• Counseling through Small Business Development Center programs;
• Referral to other public-or private-sector organizations offering more in depth international trade programs and services;
• International trade and export marketing publications ;
• Business management training.

Financial:

• Pre-export financing of supply purchases, inventories, materials, and working capital needed for manufacture of export goods and for financing shipping costs, and receivable collection on exports;
• Activities to develop foreign markets, professional marketing advisors and services, foreign business travel, participation in trade shows, and other promotions overseas.

Other:

Joint programs with the Commerce Department's International Trade Administration, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Department of Agriculture.

Small Business Administration Regional 0ffices

155 Federal St., Ninth Floor 
Boston, MA 02110 
(617) 451-2023
26 Federal Plaza, Suite 31- 08 
New York, NY 10007 
(212) 264-1450
475 Allendale Road, Suite 201 
King of Prussia, PA 19406 
(215) 962-3700
1375 Peachtree St., NE, Fifth Floor 
Atlanta, GA 30367 
(404) 347- 2797
300 S. Riverside Plaza, Suite 1975S 
Chicago, IL 60606 
(312) 353- 5000
8625 King George Drive, Building C 
Dallas, TX 75235 
(214) 767- 7633
911 Walnut St., 13th Floor
Kansas City, MO 64106
(816) 426-3608
999 18th St., Suite 701
Denver, CO 80202
(303) 294-7186
71 Stevenson St., 20th Floor 
San Francisco, CA 94105 
(415) 744-6402
2615 4th Avenue, Suite 440
Seattle, WA 98121
(206) 553-5676

Small Business Development Centers

Funded jointly by the Small Business Administration and private agencies, SBDCs also provide assistance in the area of international trade, including:

• Joint ventures/license programs;
• Assistance with overseas trade shows;
• Packaging international trade finance loans;
• Language training and translation services.

Contact one of the following state SBDCs, or:

Association of Small Business Development Centers 
1313 Farnam Street, Suite 132 
Omaha, NE 68182 
(402) 595-2387

Alabama University of Alabama at Birmingham Medical Towers Building 1717 11th Avenue, Suite 419 Birmingham, AL 35294 (205) 934-7260	Alaska University of Alaska at Anchorage 430 W. Seventh Avenue, Suite 110 Anchorage, AK 99501 (907) 274-7232	Arizona Arizona SBDC Network 2411 W. 14th Street, Suite 132 Tempe, AZ 85281 (602) 731-8720
Arkansas University of Arkansas at Little Rock 100 S. Main, Suite 401 Little Rock, AR 72201 (501) 324-9043	California California SBDC Program 801 K Street, Suite 1700 Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 324-5068	Colorado Colorado Office of Business Development 1625 Broadway, Suite 1710 Denver, CO 80202 (303) 892-3809
Connecticut University of Connecticut 368 Fairfield Road, Box U-41, Room 422 Storrs, CT 06269 (203) 486-4135	Delaware University of Delaware Purnell Hall, Suite 005 Newark, DE 19716 (302) 831-2747	District of Columbia Howard University Sixth and Fairmont Street, NW, Room 128 Washington, DC 20059 (202) 806-1550
Florida University of West Florida 19 W. Garden Street Pensacola, FL 32501 (904) 444-2060	Georgia University of Georgia Chicopee Complex 1180 E. Broad Street Athens, GA 30602 (706) 542-5760	Hawaii University of Hawaii at Hilo 200 W. Kiwili Street Hilo, HI 96720 (808) 933-3515
Idaho Boise State University 1910 University Drive Boise, ID 83725 (208) 385-1640	Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs 620 E. Adams Street, Sixth Floor Springfield, IL 62701 (217) 524-5856	Indiana Economic Development Council 1 N. Capitol, Suite 420 Indianapolis, IN 46204 (317) 264-6871
Iowa Iowa State University 137 Lynn Avenue Ames, IA 50014 (515) 292-6351	Kentucky University of Kentucky Center for Business Development 225 Business and Economics Building Lexington, KY 40506 (606) 257-7668	Louisiana Northeast Louisiana University College of Business Administration 700 University Avenue, Adm. 2-57 Monroe, LA 71209 (318) 342-5506
Maine University of Southern Maine 96 Falmouth Street Portland, ME 04103 (207) 780-4420	Maryland Department of Economic and Employment Development 217 E. Redwood Street, 10th Floor Baltimore, MD 21202 (410) 333-6995	Massachusetts University of Massachusetts at Amherst School of Management, Room 205 Amherst, MA 01003 (413) 545-6301
Michigan Michigan Small Business Development Center 2727 Second Avenue Detroit, MI 48201 (313) 964-1798	Mississippi University of Mississippi Old Chemistry Building, Suite 216 University, MS 38677 (601) 232-5001	Missouri University of Missouri 300 University Pl. Columbia, MO 65211 (314) 882-0344
Montana Montana Department of Commerce 1424 Ninth Avenue Helena, MT 59620 (406) 444-4780	Nebraska University of Nebraska at Omaha 60th and Dodge Streets, CBA Room 407 Omaha, NE 68182 (402) 554-2521	Nevada University of Nevada at Reno College of Business Administration-032, Room411 Reno, NV 89557 (702) 784-1717
New Hampshire University of New Hampshire 15 College Road, 108 McConnell Hall Durham, NH 03824 (603) 862-2200	New Jersey Rutgers University Graduate School of Management 180 University Avenue, Ackerson Hall, Third Floor Newark, NJ 07102 (201) 648-5950	New Mexico Santa Fe Community College PO. Box 4187 Santa Fe, NM 87502 (505) 438-1362
New York State University of New York SUNY Central Plaza, S-523 Albany, NY 12246 (518) 443-5398	North Carolina University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 4509 Creedmoor Road, Suite 201 Raleigh, NC 27612 (919) 571-4154	North Dakota University of North Dakota 118 Gamble Hall, Box 7308 Grand Forks, ND 58202 (701) 777-3700
Ohio Ohio Small Business Development Center 77 S. High Street, 28th Floor PO. Box 1001 Columbus, OH 43226 (614) 466-2711	Oklahoma Southeastern Oklahoma State University PO. Box 2584, Station A Durant, OK 74701 (405) 924-0277	Oregon Lane Community College 44 W. Broadway, Suite 501 Eugene, OR 97401 (503) 726-2250
Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business University of Pennsylvania 444 Vance Hall 3733 Spruce Street Philadelphia, PA 19104 (215) 898-1219	Rhode Island Bryant College 1150 Douglas Pike Smithfield, RI 02917 (401) 232-6111	South Carolina University of South Carolina College of Business Administration Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 777 4907
South Dakota University of South Dakota 414 E. Clark Vermillion, SD 57069 (605) 677-5279	Tennessee Memphis State University Building 1, South Campus Memphis, TN 38152 (901) 678-2500	Texas Bill J. Priest Institute for Economic Development 1402 Corinth Street Dallas, TX 75215 (214) 565-5833
Texas University of Houston 1100 Louisiana, Suite 500 Houston, TX 77002 (713) 752-8444	Texas Texas Tech University 2579 S. Loop 289, Suite 114 Lubbock, TX 79423 (806) 745-3973	Texas University of Texas at San Antonio 1222 Main Street, Suite 450 San Antonio, TX 78212 (210) 558-0791
Utah University of Utah 102 W. 500 S., Suite 315 Salt Lake City, UT 84101 (801) 581-7905	Vermont Vermont Technical College P. O. Box 422 Randolph, VT 05060 (802) 728-9101	Virginia Virginia Small Business Development Center 901 E. Byrd Street, Suite 1800 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 371-8253
Washington Washington State University Kruegel Hall, Suite 135 Pullman, WA 99164 (509) 335-1576	West Virginia West Virginia Small Business Development Center 1115 Virginia Street, E. Charleston, WV 25301 (304) 558-2960	Wisconsin University of Wisconsin 432 N. Lake Street, Room 423 Madison, WI 53706 (608) 263-7794

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