SMALL BUSINESS GOES GLOBAL: GEORGIA’S INTERNATIONAL TRADE SERVICES May 21, 2015

GEORGIA’S GLOBAL CONNECTIVITY

Top 10 Trading Partners China Germany Canada Mexico South Korea Japan UK India France Brazil RECORD INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN 2014

RECORD EXPORTS IN by the numbers $39.4 billion total Georgia exports 5 th consecutive record-setting year 36% export increase since unique export destinations 11 th leading exporting state in the U.S. 200,000+ jobs supported by exports

GEORGIA’S TOP EXPORT MARKETS

Aircraft Passenger motor vehicles Chemical woodpulp Poultry Turbojets and gas turbines LEADING EXPORTS FROM GEORGIA Top 5 products exported:

Benefits for Businesses Increased sales: lower production costs Lower costs: increased profits Diverse markets: reduce risks New markets: expand product life cycle Competitive awareness: new global market intelligence WHY EXPORT?

Benefits for Communities More jobs: twice as many as domestic trade Employees make higher wages (13-18%) Companies grow faster (20%) Companies are less likely to go out of business (9%) WHY EXPORT?

Helping keep Georgia globally competitive by assisting exporters Georgia.org/Trade Dawn Townsend Division Director, International Trade Region: Central west GA Kathy Oxford Senior International Trade Manager Specialty: Life Sciences Regions: Eastern & Coastal GA Taube Ponce Senior International Trade Manager Specialty: Aerospace, Defense & Security Region: Metro Atlanta Alice Carson Senior International Trade Manager Specialty: Building, Construction & Mining Region: North GA Shehzin Jafar International Trade Manager Specialty: Food & Agriculture Region: South GA Danielle Pascual International Trade Promotions Manager Priya Verma Assc. International Trade Manager Mary Waters Deputy Commissioner, International Trade GEORGIA’S INTERNATIONAL TRADE DIVISION

New to Export Infrequent Exporters Experienced Agricultural Companies Manufacturers Assembly Operations Research and Development Distribution Headquarters Operations WHO DO WE HELP?

GLOBAL INSIGHT USEAC Partner Resources Export Education Market Intelligence GLOBAL CONNECTIONS International Trade Events Incoming International Buyers In-Country Matching HOW DO WE HELP?

GEORGIA’S INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES

Understand Your International Assets Companies exporting/importing in your community? Where are their target markets? Local trade expertise? International suppliers and the link to FDI TRADE RESOURCES IN YOUR COMMUNITY

Increase Your Trade Outreach Stay informed of pending trade policy Do you know the difference between TPP and TTIP? Trade Opportunity Alerts Georgia Export Directory: Event and webinar alerts: Upcoming international events TRADE RESOURCES FOR YOUR COMMUNITY

SEUS CP 2015: JUNE 28-30, 2015 Target Industries: Advanced Manufacturing; Value Added Foods; Aerospace and Defense; Wind and Alternative Energy; BioTech Location: Prince Edward Island, Canada Contact: Dawn Townsend, , SINGAPORE INBOUND TRADE MISSION: JULY 14, 2015 Target Industries: Value-added agriculture food products Location: Atlanta, GA Contact: Shehzin Jafar, , SUSTA COLOMBIA OUTBOUND TRADE MISSION 2015: JULY 20-23, 2015 Target Industries: Value-added agriculture food products Location: Bogota, Colombia Contact: Shehzin Jafar, , UPCOMING EVENTS

DEFENSE & SECURITY EQUIPMENT INTERNATIONAL: SEPTEMBER 15-18, 2015 Target Industries: Products and services for the defense and security sectors Location: London, England Contact: Taube Ponce, , MEDICA 2015: NOVEMBER 16-19, 2015 Target Industries: Medical devices and technologies Location: Düsseldorf, Germany Contact: Kathy Oxford, , EXPORT GEORGIA: BEGINS AUGUST 28, 2015 Target Businesses: Businesses seeking to grow their exports Location: Lawrenceville, Georgia Contact: Rick Martin, , Additional Info: UPCOMING EVENTS

Mary Waters, Deputy Commissioner, International Trade Georgia Department of Economic Development 75 Fifth Street NW, Suite 1200 Atlanta, Georgia T: E: Georgia.org/Trade THANK YOU FOR KEEPING GEORGIA ON YOUR MIND