UTSA International Trade Center to provide foreign direct investment training
(Nov. 17, 2014) -- The International Trade Center, a small business development center (SBDC) in the UTSA Institute for Economic Development, will provide training Nov. 17-18 in Miami on how to run a Texas International Business Accelerator (TIBA) style foreign, direct-investment SBDC program.
Senior TIBA International Business Advisor Jaime Martinez will lead the invitation-only event designed to help foreign small- and medium-sized companies that plan to export their products to the United States or establish a company in Texas.
The event will cover topics to help the Miami SBDC start a foreign direct-investment (FDI) program based on the success of the TIBA program in San Antonio. Martinez will discuss critical services for an FDI program, how to track and measure program success, presentation of client case studies and resources, client intake and management, staff and internal organization, and creating external partners for shared success.
"It's a pleasure to share the methods for success that we have developed for the TIBA program," said Martinez. "At the International Trade Center, annual results from foreign direct-investment have skyrocketed our ability to create jobs and help businesses secure finances for their ventures."
The TIBA program was founded in 2011 to address a growing demand for advising services for foreign entrepreneurs seeking to expand into the USA. It is UTSA's only foreign direct-investment program.
The UTSA International Trade Center is one of the largest and most successful trade assistance organizations in Texas. It helps companies become globally competitive through technical trade advising, customized market research and innovative training programs. The center is a specialty SBDC program in the South-West Texas Border SBDC Network.
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