Are You Ready to Export? Meet the Export Import Bank of the U.S.

About the U.S. Small Business AdministrationThe U.S. Small Business Administration makes the American dream of business ownership a reality. As the only go-to resource and voice for small businesses backed by the strength of the federal government, the SBA empowers entrepreneurs and small business owners with the resources and support they need to start and grow their businesses. It delivers services to people through an extensive network of SBA field offices and partnerships with public and private organizations. To learn more, visitwww.sba.gov. TheSBA Seattle District Officeserves Washington State  North Idaho.Contact information:Seattle District Office2401 4th Ave., Suite 450Seattle, WA 98121(206) 553-7310workshops@sba.gov

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This week's feature:  Export Import Bank of the United States

Wednesday Webinars: Are You Ready to Export?

Join us on the 4th Wednesday of each month to learn more about the Washington Export Outreach Team (WEOT) and the programs, resources, and technical assistance available to support your growth through international sales.

Are You Ready to Export?If you had a box that contained the tools needed to grow your business and increase your profits, wouldn’t you open it? The Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) can give you those tools – and help make your export business successful.Join us for a conversation with Mitsu Saito, EXIM Business Development Officer for the Western Region, who will provide a deeper dive into the various tools EXIM has available for exporters. In this free webinar, you'll learn how to:<ul><li>Protect your business against buyer nonpayment</li><li>Extend competitive open account credit terms to international buyers</li><li>Unlock cash flow to fulfill sales orders and take on new business abroad</li></ul>When private-sector lenders are unable or unwilling to provide financing, EXIM fills in the gap for American businesses by equipping them with the financing tools necessary to compete for global sales. In doing so, the agency levels the playing field for U.S. goods and services going up against foreign competition in overseas markets, so that American companies can create more American jobs.We are here to help American businesses like yours succeed in the global marketplace, where 95% of consumers live!About the SpeakerMitsu Saito recently joined the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) as a Regional Director. Based in Seattle, he serves the exporting community in the Pacific Northwest and works with businesses in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Washington, and Wyoming.Prior to EXIM, he spent over 15 years in various international trade roles, including freight forwarding, maritime transportation, e-commerce, and wholesale imports.Mitsu holds a certification in Essentials of International Credit &amp; Trade Finance from the Thunderbird School of Global Management. He is a member of the North American Small Business International Trade Educators (NASBITE) and is a Certified Global Business Professional (CGBP). He received his B.S. in Accounting from Central Washington University.Wednesday WebinarsWednesday Webinars with SBA Seattle is an ongoing series of free, virtual, webinars covering a variety of topics to benefit small business owners. On the fourth Wednesday of each month, we will be focusing on export assistance, featuring conversations with different members of the Washington Export Outreach Team (WEOT). Established in 2013 following a national mandate to do more to support international trade, WEOT is a collaborative team of local, state, regional, and federal export assistance agencies who provide you the tools and resources you need to sell internationally.About the HostJohn Brislin is SBA's International Trade &amp; Finance Specialist (Export Finance Manager) for Washington State, Northern Idaho and Alaska. He has over 23 years of private-sector international banking and trade finance experience working at Bank of Boston (Bank of America) and Bank of California (U.S. Bank). John has over 12 years of public-sector export trade finance and risk mitigation experience working at Export Finance Assistance Center of Washington (EFACW), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank) and SBA Office of International Trade (SBA OIT). He looks forward to working with Small Businesses so they can turn their export opportunities into actual sales and to achieve the ultimate goal of getting paid—especially on time—for those sales.

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