Hispanic Business, Trade and Culture Commission to Host
Mexico Export Forum in Jefferson City

Jefferson City, Mo. —The Missouri Hispanic Business, Trade and Culture Commission will host an informational forum from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sept. 14, in Jefferson City to offer essential need-to-know tools and information for building profits with exports.

The Show-Me MEXICO! forum, in room 450 of the Governor's Office Building, 200 Madison Street, will cover various market opportunities in Mexico for Missouri companies.

Co-sponsored by the Department of Economic Development's International Trade & Investment Office, the event coincides with National Hispanic Heritage Month. Cost of is $35, including a seminar packet and a Mexican buffet.

Participants will learn effective techniques from industry professionals, successful Missouri exporting companies and the keynote speaker – the Hon. Everardo Suarez, Mexican consul general at Kansas City's Mexican Consulate.

Topics will include: reasons for exporting; market opportunities; exporting success stories of Missouri businesses; when and how to use the NAFTA Certificate of Origin; credit solutions; logistics solutions; myths of exporting; available resources.

According to the DED, Missouri set an export record in 2006, with $12.8 billion in sales to 191 countries. International sales by Missouri companies increased by 22.1 percent or $2.4 billion in 2006, compared to the previous high of $10.4 billion in exports set in 2005. Mexico was one of the state's top ten export recipients in 2006.

For the agenda and to register for the forum, visit www.showme.org/pdf/ShowMeMexico.pdf. For more information contact Mark Wine at 573-522-6524 or e-mail mark.wine@ded.mo.gov