NEW CALIFORNIA-SPAIN TRADE INITIATIVE LAUNCHED
SANTA CRUZ -07/19/04 - TradePort.org - an online resource for comprehensive information and links to global trade assistance centers throughout California - has said it will leverage the network and trade promotion services provided by its member organizations to provide 'click & mortar' web tools to increase exports from California to Spain.
Through a statewide network of trade promotion service organizations - http://tradeport.org/assistance_centers/index.html - TradePort will provide more than 120 industry-specific marketing reports at no charge through an agreement with the US Foreign Commercial Service (FCS) office at the US Embassy in Madrid, Spain.
"The reports provide detailed industry data and target growth strategies for companies wishing to do business in, or export goods and services to the Spanish market," said Tony Livoti, resident of the Monterey Bay International Trade Association (MBITA), the organization which manages TradePort.
In addition, he said, TradePort will provide 'on-the-ground' consulting and support services to California companies that need assistance and want to begin exporting to Spain.
Through the TradePort network, international trade consultants will be matched with companies in their region to further the economic growth and business opportunities between these two regions.
According to Livoti, the Spain export program is a pilot project with TradePort seriously considering similar initiatives to link California companies with other countries and regions "in the near future."
In addition to the new California-Spain export promotion program, TradePort also provides additional resources for online learning, collaboration and web-conferencing to assist California businesses and their partners with their global trade initiatives.
The statewide TradePort network was created in 1995 and is owned by the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce and the San Francisco-based Bay Area Economic Forum.
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