Requirements
- Students must be registered to access the course content
Features
- Market Readiness Evaluatoin
Target audiences
- Businesses seeking new market expansion
Foreign Company executives and senior professionals are invited to participate in the executive-level Virtual Market Expansion USA (VME) training program.
The 12-month training program includes:
12 weeks of Executive Level Training on Doing Business in the USA
- Training from regional Business Advisors
- Training from US Government Agencies
Followed by:
- Access to virtual trade missions hosted by US Economic Development Agencies (EDA)
- Access to local business advisory provided by local Economic Development Partners (EDP)
- Acknowledgment of your business in the program Press Release
- Online business listing in the International SMART Community Directory
- Invitations to SMART Community Exchange USA Forums and other events
- Site Selection support
- Introduction to potential partners, distributors, manufacturing, warehousing, and fulfillment suppliers
- Introduction to investors and funders
During the program you will create a:
- Company Profile
- Executive Summary
- SWOT Analysis
- Competitive Analysis
- Business Plan
- Marketing Plan
- Market Entry Plan
- Investor Pitch
- Market Expansion Budget
Companies may apply to enter the program which includes training, international marketing, consulting, networking, and virtual and in person trade missions.