international trade conference coming to seneca, ks
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Join Experts from around the State as they share tips and practices involved in exporting your products. Ever thought of expanding your sales to include the world? This is a free event, come talk to the people who know! It may open up a whole new market base. The State has some grant money to assist you in your quest.TRANSCRIPT
8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast Courtesy of:Settle Inn at Spring Creek
9 a.m. Welcome and Overview• Linda Honeyman, Seneca Travel and Tourism• Dr. Raffaele DeVito, Chair, Kansas International Trade
Coordinating Council
9:15 a.m. Getting Started and Staying in the Game: Trade and Your Company’s Bottom LinePresented by:• Robert Rebori, President, Bio-Microbics,
2011 Kansas Governor’s Exporter of the Year • John Pierson, CFO, Wenger Manufacturing,
1989 Kansas Governor’s Exporter of the Year • Don Landoll, President and Chairman, Landoll Corp.
2001 Kansas Governor’s Exporter of the Year
10 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m. Effective State and Federal Resources/State Trade Export Promotion GrantPresented by: • Ruby Sirna, International Trade Specialist,
U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Commercial Service – Kansas City
• Linda F. (Bailey) Glover, Senior LRS, U.S. Small Business Administration
• Nathalie Scharf, STEP Grant Manager, Kansas Department of Commerce, Trade Development Division
11 a.m. Panel and Audience DiscussionModerator: • Dr. Raffaele DeVito
11:30 a.m. Lunch Sponsored by: Settle Inn at Spring Creek and Seneca Downtown Impact
TIME AND DATE: Wednesday, March 148:30 a.m. – NoonSettle Inn at Spring Creek1615 North St. (Hwy. 36)Seneca, KS 66538
If you are a business owner or economic development professional and are interested in trade, this program is for you. Join us to network with successful traders and learn about the State Trade Export Promotion Grant and the impact it can have on your exporting budget.
ADMISSION IS FREE. Click here to register online.
SPONSORED BY:• Settle Inn at Spring Creek• Northeast Kansas Coalition for Rural Economic
Development• Seneca Downtown Impact
SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS: • U.S. Commercial Service – Kansas City• Kansas International Trade Coordinating Council• U.S. Small Business Administration
CONTACT FOR QUESTIONS: Linda Honeyman, Seneca Travel & Tourism(785) 336-3663 or [email protected] Call, Kansas Department of Commerce(316) 771-6808 or [email protected]
Department of Commerce
SPRING INTERNATIONAL TRADE NETWORKING EVENT
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