International Trade

SC SBDC export business consultants are experienced professionals specially trained to assist SC small business owners with international trade needs. Our team works with business owners to provide:

• Export Readiness Assessment 

  • Determining whether this is a good strategy for the business – or not.

• Export Business Plan Development

  • Management Commitment

  • Industry/Product Analysis

  • Target Market Analysis

  • Export Operations

  • Trade Finance

• Loan Preparation 

  • SBA and EXIM Bank export loan documentation

  • Commercial bank loan preparation and documentation

• Connection to SCITC Partner programs/services, as needed 

  • SC Commerce, US Commercial Service, etc.

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According to the SBA, small businesses have generated the majority of net new jobs in the U.S. over the past decade. Exporting is good for a company’s bottom line. Helping companies grow by selling internationally is important to our economy and a key objective of the SC SBDC.

Make an appointment with a SC SBDC export specialist today! There are three experienced Certified Global Business Professional (CGBP) consultants in the SC SBDC and two business consultants. Please contact them at:

• Beth Smith, CGBP – Columbia: smithem6@mailbox.sc.edu

• Jim Johnson – Midlands: jimmymj@mailbox.sc.edu

• Ben Calhoun – Upstate: bncalho@clemson.edu

• Tom Lauria, CGBP – Charleston: tomlauria@sc.edu

• Ben Smith, CGBP – Clemson: bennys@clemson.edu
   

Useful export resources:

International Trade Administration (trade.gov)

SBA Export Loan Programs (sba.gov)

SC International Trade Coalition (scexports.org/)

SC Department of Commerce: Export Services

(sccommerce.com/international/export-services)

US Commercial Service SC (2016.export.gov/southcarolina)

NASBITE International (nasbite.org)