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The Illinois SBDC International Trade Center (ITC) provides information, counseling and training to existing and new to-export companies interested in pursuing international trade opportunities. Since 1989, the ITC has assisted over 1,100 companies and has been credited with supporting over $1bn in export sales. The success of the ITC was recognized when it received the U.S. President’s eAward – the country’s highest honor in recognizing export success.

The ITC receives a combination of funding from the State of Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the U.S. Small Business Administration, and matching funds from ³ÉÈËXÕ¾. This funding allows us to provide this assistance at no cost to our clients (although special projects with extensive research and in-house training may have a minimal fee).

Services include:

• Evaluation of a company's readiness to export
• Access to foreign market information
• Automated trade leads
• Linkages with trade representatives
• Identifying potential export markets, foreign buyers and distributors
• Assistance with foreign market entry
• International business planning
• Export documentation training and assistance
• Trade-lead matching from US embassies
• Financing export growth and foreign receivables insurance
• Trade compliance support including product classification and FTA rules of origin
• Seminars, forums, workshops and in-house training