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SUMMARY:Trade Winds 2025
DESCRIPTION:The California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) will be supporting 8 California small businesses in attending the US Commercial Service’s premier business development conference and business matchmaking sessions. The chosen California small businesses will receive $1\,000 in STEP grant funding to offset Trade Winds participation fees. \nEvent Flyer
URL:https://www.export.business.ca.gov/event/trade-winds-2025/
LOCATION:Brasil\, Colombia\, Uruguay\, Argentina\, Chile
CATEGORIES:All Sectors
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SUMMARY:Global Diversity Export Initiative (GDEI) Trade Mission to Saudi Arabia
DESCRIPTION:The California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) is supporting up to three California women-owned small businesses to participate in the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Trade Mission to Saudi Arabia from December 8-9\, 2024. \nView the flyer.
URL:https://www.export.business.ca.gov/event/global-diversity-export-initiative-gdei-trade-mission-to-saudi-arabia/
LOCATION:Riyadh\, Saudi Arabia
CATEGORIES:All Sectors
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SUMMARY:Global Diversity Export Initiative (GDEI) Trade Mission to the Caribbean
DESCRIPTION:The California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) invites California small businesses in the following sectors to participate: automotive parts and services\, consumer goods\, construction equipment/road building machinery/building products/infrastructure projects\, medical equipment and pharmaceuticals\, ICT\, energy equipment and services\, safety and security equipment\, hotel and restaurant equipment\, franchising\, manufacturing equipment\, yachting/maritime services/sailing equipment\, marine ports\, aviation/airports\, tourism and related construction\, waste management\, and water treatment and supply. Registered companies will be among the first notified when the application opens. \nPlease review the flyer to learn more.
URL:https://www.export.business.ca.gov/event/global-diversity-export-initiative-gdei-trade-mission-to-the-caribbean/
LOCATION:Santo Domingo\, Dominican Republic
CATEGORIES:All Sectors
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240509
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240518
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SUMMARY:Trade Winds 2024
DESCRIPTION:The California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) will be supporting 5 California small businesses in attending the US Commercial Service’s premier business development conference and business matchmaking sessions. The chosen California small businesses will receive $1\,000 in STEP grant funding to offset Trade Winds participation fees. \nApply Here
URL:https://www.export.business.ca.gov/event/trade-winds-2024/
LOCATION:Denmark\, Romania\, Turkey\, Poland and Italy
CATEGORIES:All Sectors
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240310
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240316
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SUMMARY:Women Trade Mission to LATAM
DESCRIPTION:The California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) is supporting up to six California women-owned small businesses to participate in the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Trade Mission and Conference to Panama\, Costa Rica\, and Colombia March 10-15\, 2024. \nThis is a multi-sector focused trade mission. The trade mission is a combination of a business conference and customized business-to-business matchmaking appointments with pre-screened potential buyers\, agents\, distributors\, or joint venture partners. To qualify for the STEP offer\, companies must participate in matchmaking meetings in at least one market. \nContact for the STEP program: Diana Dominguez\nTrade Mission Questions: Delia Valdivia \nReview the flyer to learn more.\nContact Diana Dominguez
URL:https://www.export.business.ca.gov/event/women-trade-mission-to-latam/
LOCATION:Panama\, Costa Rica\, Colombia
CATEGORIES:All Sectors
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SUMMARY:USCS Trade Mission to Canada and Mexico
DESCRIPTION:The California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) is supporting up to 10 California small businesses to participate in the U.S. Department of Commerce’s (USCS) Trade Mission to Canada and Mexico and Business Opportunities in the America’s Conference. California small businesses that qualify for STEP funding are eligible to participate at a significantly reduced cost. \nReview the flyer to learn more.\nOnce you have been approved by USCS\, please apply for the California STEP program HERE. (select Trade Mission to Canada and Mexico from the list of events) \nContact Diana.Dominguez@gobiz.ca.gov
URL:https://www.export.business.ca.gov/event/uscs-trade-mission-to-canada-and-mexico/
LOCATION:Washington DC\, Canada\, Mexico
CATEGORIES:All Sectors
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SUMMARY:Trade Winds ASEAN
DESCRIPTION:Details: Access ASEAN: Exploring Business Opportunities in Southeast Asia and Beyond. Join this mission in Bangkok\, Thailand for the largest U.S. government-led trade mission and business development forum. Organized by the U.S. Commercial Service\, Trade Winds will feature meetings with U.S. commercial diplomats from over 20 countries in Southeast Asia and surrounding markets\, exciting conference programming\, and plenty of networking. Qualified U.S. businesses may customize their experience with optional business-to-business matchmaking meetings with pre-screened buyers\, agents\, distributors\, or joint-venture partners in the land as well as Singapore\, Philippines\, Vietnam\, Indonesia\, and Malaysia. \nCalifornia STEP program will support up to 10 STEP-eligible small businesses to participate in this trade mission. Pre-registration with U.S Commercial Service and passed U.S Commercial Service vetting is required. Review the flyer to learn more. \nContact for the Trade Mission: Jim Mayfield  Jim.Mayfield@trade.gov\nContract for the STEP program: Henan Li henan.li@gobiz.ca.gov
URL:https://www.export.business.ca.gov/event/trade-winds-asean/
LOCATION:Bangkok\, Thailand (Mission stop options: Singapore\, Philippines\, Vietnam\, Indonesia\, Malaysia)
CATEGORIES:All Sectors
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