The Africa Trade Office

THE AFRICA TRADE OFFICE
1100 Mercantile Lane
Suite 115-A
Largo, MD 20774
Ph 301-583-4650

ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: WHAT’S NEXT FOR SOUTHERN SUDAN?

The Africa Trade Office was honored to host a seven-person delegation from the South African City of Tswhane (formerly Pretoria) led by the Executive Mayor Kgosientoso Ramkgopa on July 6, 2011. The delegation held a roundtable with Prince George’s County firms regarding specific opportunities in IT infrastructure, and construction. U.S. companies were encouraged to come to South Africa and open up operations for the long term.

To learn more, download the Tshwane Economic Development Framework & Investment Strategies presentation.

For more information, contact Elizabeth Crittenden.

This project is funded by a grant from the U.S Small Business Administration (SBA). SBA's funding should not be construed as an endorsement of any products, opinions, or services. All SBA-funded projects are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis.

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The Africa Trade Office kick-offs Export One: Africa!

For Immediate Release
March 01, 2011

For Information Contact:
Pat Thornton, Director of Marketing
Prince George's County EDC
(o) 301-925-0244; (c) 240-533-5084

On Monday, March 28, 2011 The Africa Trade Office kick-offs Export One: Africa!, an international business course designed to provide "new-to-export" companies a detailed review of the fundamentals of international business and trade and to demystify trade for U.S. firms. The course will be taught by Bowie State University Professors and held on Monday evenings from 4:55 pm to 7:25 pm for 8 consecutive weeks.

The course is primarily for CEOs and business development officers of successfully operating U.S. small companies, undergraduates and graduate students focused on international business. The curriculum is geared towards action-producing an export marketing plan, completing a trade deal, and participating in a trade mission to Ethiopia and Ghana in June 2011. The course will weave the principles of international business with the practical experience and recommendations of practitioners (government and private sector). Course topics will include, The Plan, Marketing and Market Research, Financing, Shipping, Supply Chain Management, Managing Your International Business and Presentations.

The Africa Trade Office (ATO), established in 2008 through an SBA grant, and the Bowie State University International Business Initiative (BSU-IBI) led by the College of Business are collaborating with the Department of English and Modern Languages, and Addis Ababa University (AAU), in Ethiopia, as well as area Chambers of Commerce to enhance the abilities of current and potential small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in the Washington Metropolitan area to do business internationally.