Southern U.S. Trade Association Invites Small Businesses to Learn Basics of Exporting

NEW ORLEANS, LA – Small businesses from across the Gulf Coast can learn the basics of
exporting and the resources that are available to them by attending a
Jan. 12 seminar sponsored by the Southern United States Trade
Association (SUSTA).

The
free event, called “Why Export: A Seminar for Small Businesses,” will
be held from 8:30 a.m. to noon at the Hilton Riverside Hotel, Kabacoff
Room, Two Poydras St., in downtown New Orleans. Topics include the
advantages of exporting, presented by Dr. Carrie Castille, deputy
assistant commissioner of the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and
Forestry; financing, by Warren Bares of J. Maxime Roy, Inc., one of the
leading trade credit and political risk insurance brokers in the U.S.
and an authorized local representative of the Export-Import Bank; the
logistics of exporting, by Keith Guidroz of Gilscot-Guidroz
International Co., Inc.; and federal help for small exporters, by
Kristin Core, outreach coordinator for SUSTA. Attendees also will hear
from a local exporter who has increased revenue through exporting.

SUSTA
Executive Director Jerry Hingle will discuss the strong rise in
American exports over the past several years, particularly in
agriculture and food products, and how small businesses are increasingly
tapping international markets.

Registration is free and available by calling 504-568-5986 or by email to kristin@susta.org.

The Southern United States Trade Associationis
a non-profit trade development association composed of the Departments
of Agriculture of the 15 southern states and the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico. Since 1973, its programs and services
have assisted exporters of high-value food and agricultural products.
SUSTA is funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign
Agricultural Service (FAS), its member states and private companies.

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