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Thursday, July 30, 2009 – 2:00-4:00 pm

New Mexico Small Business Development Center-Doña Ana Community College

2345 E. Nevada, Las Cruces, NM

If your local or national sales are looking grim, global markets may be the answer to exceeding your sales targets. Join us on July 30^th at the Las Cruces Small Business Development Center (SBDC) to learn how you can prepare yourself to compete in the global marketplace. The International Business Accelerator (IBA) and the Las Cruces SCORE will be presenting at the Las Cruces Small Business Development Center’s international trade seminar titled, “Introduction to International Trade,” located at the Doña Ana Community College at 2345 E. Nevada Avenue, from 2:00 pm-4:00 pm.

Topics discussed include:

• Trade Readiness
• Working With International Partners
• Export-Import Trade Programs
• Trade Mechanics

Please call the Las Cruces SBDC to secure your free registration 575-527-7676.

The 16th Annual NAFTA Institute “Supplier Meet the Buyer” Trade Conference attracted record crowds to Sunland Park, New Mexico on June 11-12. The event, held at the Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino, began with business-to-business roundtables between over 250 suppliers and buyers from 43 maquiladoras such as Foxconn, Delphi, Bombardier, Toro, Sumitomo, ADC Telecommunications and Electrolux. An additional 300 small businesses attended the event to promote their products in the small business B2B sessions and to learn about cross-border trade.

On the following day, attendees heard from experts on a variety of issues ranging from border security to rail shipping to financing issues. There were also presentations regarding Foxconn’s San Jeronimo project, Union Pacific’s Santa Teresa rail relocation project, and the Punta Colonet port project.

The annual event is organized by the International Business Accelerator (IBA). Additional event hosts for 2009 included the New Mexico Economic Development Department Office of Mexican Affairs, The North American Institute (NAMI), the Mesilla Valley Economic Development Alliance, Gobierno Municipal De Juarez, Western New Mexico University and the New Mexico Small Business Development Center (NMSBDC).

See related articles from the Las Cruces Sun-News, El Paso Times, New Mexico Business Journal .