WTC Tacoma Monthly Speaker Series - September Pierce County Export Forum 2012

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World Trade Center Tacoma and Pierce County Economic Development Division are pleased to again co-sponsor this year's Pierce County Export Forum. This event is geared toward companies who would like to export their products and services to new markets or are looking to expand existing exports. [ESPRESSO_VENUE id="14" show_additional_details="false" title_wrapper = "h4" show_map_image="false"] Key Note Speaker: Congressman Dave Reichert Guest Speakers:

Kevin Phelps, Deputy County Executive, Pierce County, Opening Remarks
Anthony Hemstad, President and CEO, World Trade Center Tacoma (Panel Moderator)

Topics include: identifying and researching markets, qualifying customers, financing and insuring export sales, understand export and import restriction. A Q & A period follows panel presentations. Panel Participants:

*U.S. Department of Commerce * WA Department of Commerce *Biz Loan Link *VIA Unlimited, LLC *WA Small Business Development Center Export Assistance *Western Washington University, Center for Economic Vitality *U.S. Export-Import Bank *Columbia Bank *Pacific Steel & Recycling (Invited)

Hosted Display Tables Providing Export Information: Financial Institutions, Freight Forwarders, Government Agencies, Translation Services The World Trade Center Tacoma's speaker series brings relevant speakers and topics to WTC Members and the community. Scheduled to be held the fourth Friday of every month, we will keep you apprised of the speakers and topics as they become available. The WTC Tacoma would like to thank our sponsors for this event:

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