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Exporter Resources
Florida is home to more than 43,000 exporters, the second highest number in the United States.  In 2008, Florida companies exported more than $54 billion worth of goods – making it the fourth largest exporting state in the country – and over $30 billion worth of services were sold to companies in over 200 countries around the world. International trade is big business in our state and we know what it takes to make it happen. Learn about Florida's key export markets and access your company's export readiness.  Contact the Cape Coral Economic Development Office today for the export resources and personalized business assistance in Cape Coral, Florida.
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Florida Global Trade
Export Key Target Sectors

                Trade

•   Aviation/Aerospace
•   Life Sciences
•   Information Technologies/Telecommunications
•   Electronics
•   Homeland Security/Defense Technologies

        Foreign Direct Investment

•    Aviation/Aerospace
•    Information Technologies
•    Life Sciences
•    Homeland Security/Defense Tech.
•    Financial Services/Professional Services
•    Clean Energy

Learn more about Business Assistance Resources from the Florida Economic Development Office in business friendly Cape Coral.

Assessing Your Company's
 Export Readiness

• My company has a product which has been successfully sold in the domestic market.

• My company has or is preparing an international marketing plan with defined goals and strategies.

• My company has sufficient production capacity that can be committed to the export market.

Exporting Products can prove to be a profitable business practice. • My company has the financial resources to actively support the marketing of our products in the targeted overseas markets.

• My company is committed to developing export markets and is also willing and able to dedicate staff, time and resources to the process.

• My company has adequate knowledge to meet foreign import regulations and cultural preferences.

• My company has adequate knowledge in shipping its product overseas, such as identifying and selecting international freight forwarders.

• My company has adequate knowledge of export payment mechanisms, such as developing and negotiating letters of credit.

Florida Export Directory
The Florida Export Directory is designed by Enterprise Florida in partnership with the U.S. Dept. of Commerce to bring buyers together with Florida suppliers of goods and services in a wide variety of industries.  We invite companies from around the world and around the country to contact any of the members listed in this directory.  Spend some time to see what Florida has to offer. Click here for access

International Trade
Events & Seminars
Florida Key Export Markets

North America, Latin America and the Caribbean Basin
Canada
Mexico 
Brazil
Argentina 
Caribbean nations    
Colombia        
Peru   
Central America    
Dominican Republic    
Venezuela  
Chile     
 
Europe
Belgium 
Germany    
Spain                    
United Kingdom
France 
Italy
The Netherlands  
       
Asia & Oceania
Greater China
India    
Japan         
Malaysia     
Singapore   
Australia

Africa & Middle East
Israel 
South Africa 
Gulf Cooperation Council Nations
Foreign Trade Zones
Cape Coral has two Foreign Trade Zones (FTZs), which allow businesses to import parts and components duty free if they use them to manufacture or assemble products for export.

Learn more about Cape Coral Foreign Trade Zones
U.S. Commercial Service

The U.S. Commercial Service, part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, has a mission to provide export assistance to small and medium sized companies, reduce trade barriers, and increase the number of trade missions abroad.  The objective is to double US exports by 2015. According to reports, accomplishing this objective would mean 2 million new jobs in the US.

Visit the US Commercial Service web site at www.export.gov for information about getting started with an export plan, determining your business’s readiness, researching the market, and connecting with a trade specialist.  There are over 1800 Commercial Service trade specialists deployed in more than 80 countries.  They are there to help you do a global business.

Contact the U.S. Commercial Service for Export Assistance

U.S. Commercial Service
www.export.gov
800.USA.TRADE

Rebecca Torres
U.S. Export Assistance Center
13805 58th Street N. Suite 1-200
Clearwater, FL 33760
727-893-3128
rebecca.torres@trade.gov
Ready, Set, EXPORT!

Register on the U.S. Commercial Service website www.export.gov for market research and trade leads:

 Export Resources on the U.S. Commercial Service website
•  Explore Training and Counseling Opportunities
– Webinars/On-Line Training (e.g. www.export-u.com , www.export.gov) 
– In-Person Events
– Small Business Development Center
– U.S. Export Assistance Center


• Develop an Export Business Plan (sample at http://www.export.gov/exportbasics)

• Perform Market Research - http://www.export.gov/mrktresearch/index.asp
– Country Commercial Guides (read latest “Doing Business In” guides)
– Industry Overviews
– Market Updates
– Multilateral Development Bank Reports
– Best Markets
– Industry/Regional Reports

• Find Buyers
– Trade Events – Searchable list of Trade Events (http://www.export.gov/eac/trade_events.asp)
• Trade Mission
• Trade Shows
– Commercial News USA/Florida Export Directory
– International Partner Search
• You Provide Us with Company Background Information and  Marketing Materials
• You Receive a List of Up to 5 Pre-Qualified Partners
– Gold Key Service
• Pre-screened appointment schedule arranged before you travel
• Customized market briefings with our local trade specialists
• Post meeting debriefing and assistance in determining appropriate follow up

• Due Diligence of Buyers
– International Company Profile (includes interview and site visit)
City of Cape Coral
Economic Development Office		 City Hall
1015 Cultural Park Blvd.
Cape Coral, FL 33990 		 P: (239) 574-0444
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T:  (866)   573-3089		 Email: ecodev@capecoral.net
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