Self-Assessment

  • Are you aware of grant funding for exporters that may be available from your state’s department of commerce or economic development (or your state’s non-profit international trade promotion organization)?
    • Are you aware of SBA’s STEP program, which provides funding to states to support grants to exporters?
  • Are you aware of ExIm Bank’s credit insurance program for exporters?
  • Are you aware of the export working capital loan programs offered by commercial banks, based on guarantees from SBA and ExIm Bank?
  • Are you aware of the JP Morgan Chase grants that some major metros have tapped into to support export growth?