Most of our clients already have some export experience. They come to us to get help to increase their sales in a particular foreign market, or want to enter new international markets.

If you haven’t yet started your business, or you have a business but have never exported, please visit our free on-line resources for help with the first steps to exporting. Links to other resources are listed below as well as in our Trade Resources Section.

Resources for Starting your Export Business

• Is your company ready to export? Find out by taking our 10-point quiz
• View a list of the most common mistakes beginning exporters make
• Read Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about exporting
• View a copy of Exporting and Importing: A Basic How-to Guide to Help You Get Started in International Trade.
• Washington State's network of Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) can get your Export or Import business on the right track. Click here to find an SBDC near you.

Last Updated 4/22/2008