LAS VEGAS – The Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) has been awarded $300,000 through the State Trade Export Promotion Grant (STEP) program administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration to help fund ongoing initiatives in the countries of the People’s Republic of China and Poland.
Through this award, GOED will be hosting two seminars, one in the north and one in the south, to explain the STEP Grant program and identify its uses for Nevada businesses. The information for these seminars is below.
Additionally, companies wishing to receive funding from GOED’s STEP Grant award to assist with exporting and trade mission attendance in Poland and China are encouraged to fill out the application located on GOED’s website here: http://www.diversifynevada.com/selecting-nevada/global/step-grant
To attend the seminars, businesses are asked to please RSVP to Chaunsey Chau-Duong at 702-486-2700 or cchau-duong@diversifynevada.com and specify which seminar location they will attend.
State Trade and Export Promotion (STEP) Program Introduction and Explanation Seminar
Southern Nevada Seminar:
When:
October 5, 2015 from 9:00 am – 10:30 am
Where:
Innevation Center, 6795 S Edmond St (3rd Floor) Las Vegas, NV 89118
Topic:
Explanation of the STEP Grant and possible uses for Nevada small businesses
Speakers include: Governor’s Office of Economic Development, U.S. Small Business Administration, U.S. Commercial Service, and Nevada Industry Excellence
Northern Nevada Seminar:
When: October 6, 2015 from 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Where: Truckee Meadows Community College, Health Science Center (Building B) Room #128
18600 Wedge Pkwy., Reno, NV 89511
Topic:
Explanation of the STEP Grant and possible uses for Nevada small businesses
Speakers include: Governor’s Office of Economic Development, U.S. Small Business Administration, U.S. Commercial Service, and Nevada Industry Excellence
Background: With the STEP grant funding, GOED’s International Division plans to sub-fund grants to companies to enable participation in state-led trade mission to China’s Jiangsu Province in March 2016, and a state-led trade mission to Poland in May 2016. Through the Nevada International Trade and Investment Council (NTIC), a competitive process would be established to provide grants to companies interested in participating in the trade missions. The companies would be provided with grant funding, which they would need to match, to help offset their trade mission travel costs as well as to attend Export-Tech and seminars in preparation for the missions.
Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration.
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About the Governor’s Office of Economic Development:
Created during the 2011 session of the Nevada Legislature, the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) is the result of a collaborative effort between the Nevada Legislature and Governor Brian Sandoval to restructure economic development in the state. GOED’s role is to promote a robust, diversified and prosperous economy in Nevada, to stimulate business expansion and retention, encourage entrepreneurial enterprise, attract new businesses and facilitate community development. More information on the Governor’s Office of Economic Development can be viewed at www.diversifynevada.com .
