U.S. Small Business Adminstration to Host Live Web Chat on International Trade for Small Businesses

July 26, 2007; 07:35 AM

Richard Ginsburg, SBA’s acting deputy director for the SBA’s Office of International Trade, will host the July web chat on “International Trade and Your Small Business.”  The web chat will take place Thursday, August 2, 2007, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., ET. Ginsburg will answer questions about how the Office of International Trade can help small business owners compete in the global marketplace and assist small businesses export their products and services.

Chat participants will have the opportunity to learn about how the SBA can be a vital resource with local export assistance through its export finance programs and through U.S. Export Assistance Centers, which provide technical and management assistance to small business owners.

SBA’s live Web chat series provides business owners the opportunity to discuss online relevant issues with experts, industry leaders and successful entrepreneurs. Participants have direct, real-time access to the Web chats via questions they submit online in advance and during the session, and receive instant answers.

Chat participants can join the live Web chat by going online to www.sba.gov, and clicking the “Online Business Chat” icon. Participants may post questions for Ginsburg before August 2nd by visiting http://app1.sba.gov/liveMeeting/Jul07/index.cfm, and posting their questions online.