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.

Resources

Business Support offered through the ATO
The ATO provides businesses with a variety of tools to aid you in meeting your business goals. The resources include:

Business Counseling;
Business coaching for deal completion;
An Annual International Economic Summit including matchmaking and networking opportunities;
Export One Africa! to brush up on your international business skills;
Trade Seminars on the topics of shipping and freight forwarding , export control, agri-business, 7 basic export-import information;
Videoconferencing facility (multi-party) up to 4 countries including microphone, speakers, software, cameras;
Trade Missions; and
Other Trade Events to meet your colleagues, exchange information and experiences and to expand your network.

Please contact our office at (301) 883-3285 for more information.