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Session Handout: GROW YOUR BUSINESS: Trade Strategies for Small Manufacturers
Are you a small business manufacturer looking to expand?
Did you know that the best way to boost your bottom line is to look outside of our US borders. Selling internationally can help protect your bottom line from the ebbs and flows of one domestic market, while granting you access to more buyers. Learn about access to capital to help your business enter the global marketplace!
Join Keith Schlegel from the U.S Small Business Administration’s Office of Manufacturing and Trade to hear how you can:
- access export resources
- obtain financing
- protect your foreign receivables
Keith Schlegel
Export Finance Manager | U.S Small Business Administration
Keith Schlegel is an Export Finance Manager with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)’s Office of International Trade, whose mission is to enhance the ability of small businesses to compete in the global marketplace.
Based in the Chicago SBA Illinois District Office, Keith works with banks and SBA Resource Partners throughout Illinois and Wisconsin to increase access to capital for small business exporters. He brings experience in international trade, commercial lending, and supply chain finance.
Prior to joining the SBA, he has 20 years working in the private sector for a couple of financial institutions covering global trade & supply chain finance.
