Foreign Trade and Investment Services

The Vendor is required to provide foreign trade and investment services for include:
- Foreign trade and investment services
1. Investment prospect generation
• Seek and develop viable prospects with a goal of expansion or relocation to state; and
• Develop a comprehensive business recruitment and marketing plan of action
2. Export promotion services
• Businesses with technical assistance, information, and referrals related to the export of products and services, including export finance and international business practices;
• Businesses with distributor and client searches;
• Provide information, contacts, and lists from commercial libraries and databases;
• Government liaison and sales assistance and orientation and general legal business orientation for businesses interested in foreign investment and export promotion;
• Assist in on-going collaboration with economic development officials from interested state economic development partners to organize trade and investment missions to and other countries as needed;
• Assist the organization of trade and investment missions for specific industry sectors;
• The representation of state exporters at international trade shows, missions, marts, seminars, and other appropriate promotional venues in and other countries as needed
• Cooperate and act in conjunction with other public and private organizations to promote and advance state export trade activities in and other markets as needed;
• Determine the needs of business prospects and fulfill their requirements by obtaining and providing information on distributors and clients that will assist them in making informed decisions as to whether their product or service is competitive in the market;
• Maintain a computer and digital database of business prospect information in the and track assistance given to state companies and organizations up to the final conclusion of the service;
• Maintain current knowledge of trade and investment policies, procedures, programs and services relative to achieving the office mission;
• Participate in activities, including in-house training, external conferences, seminars and workshops to maintain the currency of contractor staff’s knowledge in trade, investment and economic development practices; and
• Act as a liaison with state companies and communities, including chambers of commerce, economic development organizations, and regional groups with regard to exporting to and investment opportunities in state.
3. Investment promotion
• Participate in domestic trade shows, trade missions, marketing trips, and seminars with a goal of promoting state as a premier business investment destination;
• Produce and disseminate information through the use of available media and resources, including the internet, to promote business assistance programs and the overall business climate in state;
• Plan, organize and execute in-market events aimed at educating business community on the benefits and advantages of doing business in state
• Assist office in planning, organizing and executing investment promotion and export development missions to, which may include, but is not limited to: logistics, meetings, venue selection, and invitation dissemination;
• Assist in the planning, content development, and publication supplements in main media outlets as needed;
• Assist in presentations and seminars in state and in as well as other markets as needed;
• Interact and develop business networks with other trade and investment, economic development, and other allied organizations, external to office as appropriate to accomplish the mission;
• Market and promote advantages and benefits of doing business in state;
• Direct technical assistance, and other services to businesses and communities when reasonable and practical;
• Contribute to the development of talking points on foreign trade and investment matters from an -perspective; and
• Plan and organize potential inbound missions for select qualified business prospects.