Are You Ready to Export? Meet the Western U.S. Agricultural Trade Assoc.
June 26 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am PDT
Are You Ready to Export?
Join us this week for a conversation with the Western U.S. Agricultural Trade Association (WUSATA). WUSATA is a nonprofit funded primarily through the USDA’s Market Access Program that creates opportunities by helping western food and agricultural companies grow internationally through export education resources, business development services, and financial support. The webinar will include information on how you can receive 50% reimbursement for international marketing costs, meet foreign buyers, and explore new markets. Whether your company is new to exporting or is looking to expand to new markets, WUSATA’s resources will help you dramatically increase your reach and revenue. Get connected today and watch your company learn, connect, and compete in international markets!
Kelsey Anderson, Marketing and Communications Coordinator, will be speaking about the Export Education and Global Connect Programs. In her role at WUSATA, Kelsey helps participants learn about WUSATA’s resources and upcoming buyer opportunities.
Diana Buswell, FundMatch Liaison, has been with WUSATA for 9 years and has become an expert in the FundMatch program. Last year, Diana moved into the role of FundMatch Liaison where her time is devoted to helping participants learn the ins and outs of the program, including the application process, eligible and ineligible expenses, submitting claims, and more!
Wednesday Webinars
Wednesday 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 Host
John Brislin is SBA’s International Trade & 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.