ITAC

Upcoming Events

Biobased Product Marketing - Developing a Go-To Market Approach
June 06, 2012 (9:30 am - 3:30 pm)
Essentials of Small Business Computing Telecommunications
June 12, 2012 (8:00 am - 9:30 am)
Agribusiness Forum Breakfast June 2012
June 22, 2012 (7:30 am - 9:00 am)
caffeinated ideas June 2012
June 22, 2012 (10:00 am - 11:00 am)

Featured Events

Biobased Product Marketing

Developing a Go-To-Market Approach

Wednesday, June 6, 2012 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

About the Program
The Biobased Product Marketing Workshop will provide an overview to develop a marketing plan that supports efforts in marketing/selling biobased products to federal, state and local governments.

Program Objectives
• Identify and review market opportunities to grow your business with biobased products
• Review the Biopreferred registration process
• Evaluate internal strengths, weaknesses and external opportunities and threats
• Review the buying process common to local and state governments and institutions
• Review the steps to construct an actionable marketing plan

Intended Outcomes
• To understand market segments within local and state government entities
• To know the potential barriers, and needed resources for market possibilities
• To understand the value elements that influence purchase decisions
• Determine appropriate strategies and tactics to reach target markets with biobased products

Where:
JumpStart
6701 Carnegie Ave., Ste. 100
Cleveland, Ohio 44103

Additional information and registration

ITAC

The Ohio International Trade Assistance Center

The Ohio International Trade Assistance Center, ITAC, provides services to small and medium size businesses that are new to export or want to expand export activity. The service is made possible through a grant awarded to Braintree from the U.S. Small Business Administration and the Ohio Department of Development's Small Business Development Center (SBDC). The ITAC provides export assistance services at no cost to clients. Fees may be charged for specialized projects. The purpose of the ITAC is to provide counseling and training to small and medium sized businesses in order to promote growth through exports.

The ITAC offers services to assist businesses with developing export compliance plans, international trade plans, country trade profiles and document requirements for international shipments.

The ITAC can assist with the identification of land, ocean, and air carriers for international logistics activities.
ITAC works in partnership with the following agencies:

•U.S. Export Assistance Center, U.S. Commercial Services Division www.export.gov
•The Ohio Department of Development, Global Markets Division www.odod.state.oh.us/itd
•Small Business Development Centers of Ohio www.odod.state.oh.us
•U.S. Small Business Administration www.sba.gov
•Service Corps of Retired Executives www.score.org

If you are interested in counseling assistance, please share some information about your company with us so that we may better assist you. You may fax the information to 419-525-3492 or you may contact us directly to schedule an appointment. Thank you!

For information about OhioITAC events please see the events calendar to the left

NCOITAC Counseling.pdf
NCOITAC Intake.pdf

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Contact Information: International Trade Assistance Center

Kent State University at Tuscarawas
330 University Drive N.E.
New Philadelphia, OH 44663-9403
tel. 330 308-7521
fax 330 308-7552
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