[Durham INC] Durham Hosts Business Innovation Through Exporting Panel June 28

[Blalock, Amy]

CITY OF DURHAM

Office of Public Affairs

101 City Hall Plaza

Durham, NC 27701

 

 

News Release

 

News Media Contact:

Amy Blalock

Sr. Public Affairs Specialist

(919) 560-4123 x 11253

(919) 475-7735 (cell)

Amy.Blalock at DurhamNC.gov 

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For Immediate Release: June 13, 2012

 

Durham Hosts Business Innovation Through Exporting Panel Discussion

Free Opportunity for Small Agribusinesses Interested in Developing Ways
to Expand Their Market

 

What:              "Business Innovation Through Exporting" Panel
Discussion 

 

Who:               City of Durham's Office of Economic and Workforce
Development Small Business Advisory Committee in collaboration with the
N.C. Institute of Minority Economic Development

 

When:            Thursday, June 28, 2012, from 10 a.m. to noon

 

Where:           City Hall Council Chambers 

101 City Hall Plaza, 1st Floor

Durham, N.C. 27701

 

Fast Facts

*         This panel discussion is designed to assist small businesses
in developing creative ways to expand their market with particular
emphasis on agribusiness. 

 

*         Subjects to be covered include: an overview of North Carolina
exports; competing and succeeding in the global marketplace;
fundamentals of exporting; technical assistance resources; advantages
and disadvantages in exporting; and how agribusinesses should take their
products or services to market.

 

*         Panelists include representatives from federal, state, and
local agencies such as the North Carolina Department of Commerce's
International Trade Division, North Carolina's Small Business and
Technology Development Center, and the U.S. Department of Commerce's
Export Assistance Center.

 

*         The cost to attend the panel discussion is free. However,
seating is limited, so interested attendees should reserve their spot by
June 25, 2012 by contacting Grace Dzidzienyo, senior economic
development coordinator with the City's Office of Economic and Workforce
Development, at (919) 560-4965, ext. 15206 or by email at 
Grace.Dzidzienyo at DurhamNC.gov.

 

*         The panel discussion will also be broadcast live on DTV8 (Time
Warner Cable channel 8). 

 

About the Office of Economic and Workforce Development

Guided by the City's Strategic Plan, the Office of Economic and
Workforce Development helps ensure that Durham has a strong and diverse
economy by increasing the city's tax base through several revitalization
initiatives, including new development efforts in the central city area.
The department also plans and promotes cultural awareness and events,
identifies and recruits target industries as well as assesses and trains
Durham residents to fill new jobs. For more information, visit 
http://www.DurhamEconomicDevelopment.org.  

 

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