NH Export Accelerator

Event description

The NH Export Accelerator merges educational sessions and one-on-one business and export advising to help you build your Export Plan. Guest speakers and the combined resources of the U.S. Commercial Service (USCS), the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), the State of NH’s Office of International Commerce (OIC), and the NH Small Business Development Center (SBDC) will help you grow your export sales and enhance your global success.

Not only will you develop an Export Plan specifically designed for your company, you will be prepared to apply for an SBA STEP (State Trade Expansion Program) grant through the OIC and you will receive an Export Ready Business Certification at the end of the program.

Participants will become SBDC and OIC clients, and benefit from individual advising and coaching from SBDC, OIC, USCS, SBA, and members of the NH District Export Council (DEC). Our export specialists will provide confidential counseling, training, and customized research to help you evaluate your business operations with global sales in mind. We will help you create an Export Plan that prioritizes key markets, identifies financing, and helps you take advantage of international opportunities.

The NH Export Accelerator is open to all companies who want to develop an Export Plan, however, it is geared toward companies that export or plan to export goods or services that are made in the United States (of U.S. origin or with at least 51% U.S. content). To be eligible for the STEP grant and other federal services, a company must export U.S. goods or services. For more information, review this guide to STEP qualifications.

As a participant in the NH Export Accelerator program you will attend five training sessions (one in person and four online), and access individualized SBDC business advising and OIC export coaching. You will walk away with a completed Export Plan, be prepared to apply for a STEP grant, and receive an Export Ready Business Certification at an in-person graduation celebration.

Thanks to SBA's STEP grant,  we are able to keep the fee to $150 per business. Each participating business will be allowed to bring up to two participants.

Registration for NH Export Accelerator closes Friday, May 17.