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    Clearwater U.S. Export Assistance Center
    13805 58 Street N., Suite 1-200
    Clearwater, FL 33760
     
    Sandra Campbell, Director
    Phone: 727-893-3738
    Fax: 727-893-3839
    Email:
    Sandra.Campbell@trade.gov
     

     
     
    Links to Trade Missions & International Events
     
    Don't Forget - Target Sector Trade Event Grants are available from Enterprise Florida to qualified Florida companies to offset costs for some of these events.  Click here to learn more.
     


    The 2009 Foreign Direct Investment Study, conducted by the Tampa Bay Partnership, shows that Tampa Bay has attracted significant and varied investments from great companies from around the world.

      • 394 companies with 824 locations in the Tampa Bay region
      • 34 nations
      • 18 industries
      • Over 37,000 employees
        • Total sales in excess of $13.6 billion

    Florida's Export Directory, List Your Company - Take advantage of this opportunity for increased international visibility. The Florida Export Directory partners with The Export Yellow Pages, the official export directory of the U.S. Department of Commerce.

    Don't forget Pinellas County's Networking Directory - Add you company at no cost and support our local economy by making the Networking Directory your first stop when searching for products and services. 


    Foreign Trade Zones and Export Assistance

    Foreign-trade zones (FTZs) continue to drive the U.S. economy by saving companies money and preserving jobs in the US manufacturing sector. This year, the data contained in the newly released: "The Impact of the Foreign-Trade Zones on the 50 States & Puerto Rico" indicates that FTZs play an even more important role in driving the economy. A positive message in this economic downturn. This year’s study shows that U.S. FTZs received $530 billion in goods in 2007, representing an 8.2% increase over the previous year. Additionally, the FTZ program supported 353,738 U.S. jobs. Learn more about Pinellas County's FTZs

    New Tampa-Panama Business Council: The recently formed Tampa chapter strives to promote business relationships between companies in Tampa Bay and Panama. Nearly 30 companies comprise the founding members of the Tampa-Panama Business Council, with most already doing significant business in Panama. Several Panamanian entities have committed to the formation of a Panama Chapter. You can find more information about the Council at http://tampapanama.com/.

    Profit from United States Trade and Development Agency Projects The United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) assists in the economic growth, and pursues U.S. commercial interest, of developing and middle income countries. The agency funds various forms of technical assistance, early investment analysis, training, orientation visits and business workshops that support the development of a modern infrastructure and a fair and open trading environment. The USTDA offers business opportunities abroad to domestic firms through contracts providing technical assistance or training, or conducting early investment analysis/feasibility studies. For more information about the USTDA and their current grant and contracting opportunities for US companies, please visit http://www.ustda.gov/or http://www.ustda.gov/program/ModelProposalFormatUSFirms2010.pdf
    Pinellas County Economic Development
    13805 58th Street North, Suite 1-200 Clearwater, Florida 33760
    Phone 888-759-5627 Fax 727-464-7053