BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20130910T123000Z DTEND:20130910T180000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Grow Your Business Through Exporting Workshop DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by Eastern Bank\n\n \n\n 8:30-9:00am - Registration\, Networking\, Coffee\n\n \n\n 9:00-10:00am - Recent Developments in Export Control Regulations\, Free Trade Agreements and Export Logistics\n\n \n\n This part of the program will cover the most recent developments in a range of areas important for exporters\, including pending export control reform\, recently implemented free trade agreements with Colombia\, Korea and Panama\, as well as new requirements for filing in the Automated Export System that will become mandatory this fall. After the presentation participants will have an opportunity to schedule a one-one-one counseling session with the regional representative from Massachusetts Export Center at a future date.\n\n \n\n Presenter: Julia Dvorko\, Central Massachusetts Regional Director\, Massachusetts Export Center\n\n \n\n 10:10-11:10am - Assistance available for businesses to get financing to support export sales.\n\n \n\n Presenters: John P. Joyce\, SBA Export Finance Manager\, U.S. Export Assistance Center\n\n Jim Paul\, MA Director\, Commercial Services of the U.S. Department of Commerce\n\n \n\n 11:20-12:30pm - Panel Discussion with Local Resources\n\n Panelists: \n\n Gail Brown Workforce Investment Board\n\n Lisa Gonzalez Welch Small Business Administration\n\n Stephanie Cronin Middlesex 3 and Economic Development for the Town of Billerica\n\n Richelle Waterman - Operational Services Division\n\n \n\n \n\n 12:30-2:00pm - Lunch and Networking\n\n \n\n Additional resources: Charles Smith\, Eastern Bank SBA Liaison\n\n Jonathan Marcus\, Director\, Eastern Bank International Banking\n\n A representative from MassDevelopment X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
\n Sponsored by Eastern Bank
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\n 8:30-9:00am - Registration\, Networking\, Coffee
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\n 9:00-10:00am -  \;Recent Developments in Export Control Regulations\, Free Trade Agreements and Export Logistics
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\n This part of the program will cover the most recent developments in a range of areas important for exporters\, including pending export control reform\, recently implemented free trade agreements with Colombia\, Korea and Panama\, as well as new requirements for filing in the Automated Export System that will become mandatory this fall. After the presentation participants will have an opportunity to schedule a one-one-one counseling session with the regional representative from Massachusetts Export Center at a future date.
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\n Presenter: Julia Dvorko\, Central Massachusetts Regional Director\, Massachusetts Export Center
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\n 10:10-11:10am - Assistance available for businesses to get financing to support export sales.
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\n Presenters: John P. Joyce\, SBA Export Finance Manager\, U.S. Export Assistance Center
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\n Jim Paul\, MA Director\, Commercial Services of the U.S. Department of Commerce
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\n 11:20-12:30pm - Panel Discussion with Local Resources
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\n Panelists: \;
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\n Gail Brown &ndash\; Workforce Investment Board
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\n Lisa Gonzalez Welch &ndash\; Small Business Administration
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\n Stephanie Cronin &ndash\; Middlesex 3 and Economic Development for the Town of Billerica
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\n Richelle Waterman - Operational Services Division
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\n 12:30-2:00pm - Lunch and Networking
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\n Additional resources: Charles Smith\, Eastern Bank SBA Liaison
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\n Jonathan Marcus\, Director\, Eastern Bank International Banking
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\n A representative from MassDevelopment
\n LOCATION:Courtyard by Marriott 270 Concord Road Billerica\, MA 01821 UID:e.554.953 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260520T132313Z URL:https://business.greaterlowellcc.org/events/details/grow-your-business-through-exporting-workshop-09-10-2013-953 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR