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Illinois Awarded Grant to Support Small Business Exports

Author: Carly McCroryOn: Oct 05Categories: Blog

The Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity announced that the Office of Trade and Investment (OTI) received a grant from the State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) grant awarded by the Small Business Administration (SBA). The $890,000 in federal funds will support export growth among...

2017 #SBDCday

Author: Carly McCroryOn: Mar 21Categories: Blog

SBDC Day is a national, collective proclamation of the success and impact America’s Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) have across the nation in economic development and the small businesses community. The first America’s SBDC Day will take place on Wednesday, March 22, 2017. SBDC Day will...

Updated News from the U.S. Department of Commerce on Hanjin Ships Stranded Off the West Coast

Author: Carly McCroryOn: Sep 07Categories: Blog

An update from Kathie Cravens, our International Trade Specialist: Stranded Hanjin Ships Get Temporary US Bankruptcy Protection from Arrest NEWARK – A Federal judge Tuesday granted Hanjin Shipping temporary protection to prevent its ships from arrest and from vendors breaking their contracts, giving...

British Pound Sterling Strengthens Against US Dollar

Author: Carly McCroryOn: Sep 07Categories: Blog

An update from Kathie Cravens, our International Trade Specialist: The US Dollar weakened sharply overnight after the ISM non-manufacturing PMI showed a drop to 51.4 in August, down from July’s 55.5, its weakest figure since 2010. Disappointing jobs and manufacturing data leading up to this have...

SBDC Client Testimonial: Starfire Industries LLC

Author: Carly McCroryOn: May 10Categories: Blog

“Starfire Industries LLC has engaged with the Champaign ITC to help us navigate the seemingly treacherous waters of exporting. Our company recently launched a pulsed power supply technology used for ultra-hard thin-film coatings—and there has been strong demand from European companies. Kathie...

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