International Business
- Virginia Dept. of Business Assistance, Financing: Delivers and develops financial products and services to increase employment and the investment of private capital in Virginia businesses.
- Banker's Association for Foreign Trade: Dedicated to manufacturing. Contains search options, resources, partners and referrals.
- Export-Import Bank of the United States: Independent U.S. government agency that helps finance the overseas sales of U.S. goods and services.
- International Monetary Fund: Informational website of the international organization helping to maintain a stable system of buying and selling currencies so that payments between foreign countries occur without delay.
- Inter-American Development Bank: The oldest and largest regional multilateral development institution, it was established to help accelerate economic and social development in Latin America and the Caribbean. Dedicated to manufacturing.
- Overseas Private Investment Corporation: Independent U.S. government agency that sells investment services to assist U.S. companies overseas.
- Small Business Administration (SBA) - Financing Your Business: SBA works with banks to provide exporters with loans and venture capital financing through a variety of programs.
- World Bank: Emphasizes investing in people, protecting the environment, supporting private sector development, strengthening ability of governments to deliver quality services and promoting reforms to create a stable macroeconomic environment.
- U.S. Trade and Development Agency: Helps U.S. companies pursue overseas business opportunities. Online resources, library and trade and export news.
Australia
ILUKA RESOURCES (Mining of mineral sands)
INDUSTRIAL GALVANIZERS VIRGINIA (Hot dip galvanizing)
Belgium
ABB ALSTOM POWER (Power generation equipment)
FOOD LION (Food distribution and warehousing)
Canada
ALCAN PACKAGING RICHMOND (Specialty packaging)
ROSLYN CONVERTERS (Cigarette tipping paper)
France
ALSTOM POWER (Steam/gas turbines)
FiSA USA (Industrial mold-cleaning equipment)
Germany
BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM (Pharmaceuticals)
CARL ZEISS OPTICAL (Optical equipment)
EVONIK DEGUSSA (Chemical manufacturer)
GOLDSCHMIDT CHEMICAL (Industrial organic chemicals)
INFRA-METALS (Steel)
LUMBERG (Connectors & interconnect systems)
NAMASCO (Metal fabrication)
PARI INNOVATIVE MANUFACTURERS (Medical inhalation equipment)
WEST PARK USA (Tobacco products)
Greece
PETERSBURG READY MIX (Ready mix concrete)
India
STERLING GELATIN (Pharmaceutical gelatins)
Ireland
GEITH (Heavy equipment attachments)
Italy
FIORUCCI FOODS (Italian specialty foods)
Japan
CANON USA (Semiconductors)
EPE OF VIRGINIA (Foam manufacurer)
MGC ADVANCED POLYMERS (Nylon-MXD6)
MITCHELL DISTRIBUTING (Construction/mining equipment)
MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL (Nylon-MXD6)
SUN CHEMICAL (Printing inks)
WAKO CHEMICALS USA (Specialty chemicals)
Mexico
METL-SPAN (Insulated buildng products)
The Netherlands
BLUEPRINT AUTOMATION (Packaging machinery)
UNIVAR USA (Solvent/industrial chemical distributor)
VAN LEEUWEN PIPE & TUBE (Industrial valves, fittings and pipes)
New Zealand
EXTEC (Aluminum die manufacturer)
South Korea
BRETMOR HEADWEAR (Custom made headwear)
Sweden
MARK BRIC DISPLAY (Sign frames and clothing labels)
SWEDISH MATCH USA (match/lighter manufacturer)
Switzerland
ERNI AIRLIGHT (Airport navigation aids)
ERNI ELECTRONICS (Electronic connectors)
Taiwan
ETERNAL TECHNOLOGY (Photoresist dyrfilm)
The United Kingdom
BOC GASES (Industrial chemicals)
BUNZL EXTRUSION (Plastics products)
EQUIP OF VIRGINIA (Heavy machinery)
FILTRONA FIBERTEC (Bonded paper fibers)
GLAXO SMITH KLINE (Pharmaceutical distribution)
HANSON PIPE AND PRODUCTS (Concrete products)
P. P. PAYNE (Teartape)
- U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security: Controls exports, develops export control policies and issues export licenses. Search options and press releases.
- Institute for Standards and Technology: Works with industry to develop and apply technology, measurements and standards. Links, search options, publications and upcoming events.
- Trade Compliance Center: Helps U.S. exporters benefit from trade agreements. Trade agreement database, market access information and links.
- Virginia Chamber of Commerce: Statewide business organization that represents businesses at both state and federal level. Government affairs, publications, news releases and Virginia links.
- World Trade Organization: Forum for trade negotiations, handles trade disputes and monitors trade policies. Cooperates with other international organizations.
- U.S. Customs: Handles issues from duties, import clearance, and required Shipper's Export Declaration (SED). Customs also has general export information and links to other Federal Government web sites.
- Assistance in scheduling meetings with government officials, attorneys and CPAs
- Arrangement for company and/or site visits
- Opportunities for regional economic developers to make presentations to visiting foreign companies and governments
- Access to meeting rooms
- Telephone conferencing to facilitate meetings with Virginia companies
- Discounted lodging opportunities
Virginia’s Gateway Region ensures the process is efficient and thorough. Representatives from a foreign company are introduced to area economic developers, representatives from companies with whom they want to do business, attorneys, CPAs, banking representatives and any other appropriate contacts. In one trip, a company can take care of all its needs.
In addition to the regional resources available to international businesses, the Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) offers many programs and services to help international companies expand their markets. To the left is a listing of VEDP’s International Trade Division's programs and services.
The Accessing International Markets (AIM) Program presents a new and innovative opportunity for Virginia companies to successfully enter into the global marketplace. The purpose of AIM is to position new-to-export companies, or companies entering a new market, to confidently face the challenges of international sales and realize the benefits of exporting. Opportunities to expand sales of existing products & services to new customers beyond the U.S. market, results in added jobs and greater revenue. The one-year, competitive program, which started in late 2005, assists 20 firms per year.
The Division of International Trade conducts international trade missions to promote Virginia products and services in foreign markets. The VEDP also hosts foreign trade delegations and arranges meetings between Virginia firms and these potential foreign buyers.
The VALET Program is an innovative program to assist companies throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia as they expand their business with international export trade. It offers a powerful combination of capital resources from the state and professional services from private-sector partners to enhance the international efforts of up to 15 companies per year. This program is the first of its kind in the United States.
Global Network Program: The Global Network Program is a unique resource offered by VEDP's Division of International Trade. The Global Network is a comprehensive group of pre-screened in-country consultants who work with the Division of International Trade on behalf of Virginia companies. These consultants deliver top-notch market research specific to your industry and your target market. Best of all, it's free to qualifying companies up to $5,000 per fiscal year (which runs July 1-June 30).
- Virginia Port Authority: Port operations, services, stats and international trade development news.
- Virginia Society of CPA's: Website for the VSCPA's. Contains links, referrals and news releases. http://www.vscpa.com/
- Virginia Stat: Statistics on business, demography and economy of Virginia.
- Virginia State Bar: Licensing board for lawyers practicing in Virginia. Regulates, improves and educates members of the legal profession, promotes administration of justice and quality of legal services provided to Virginians.
- Sister Cities International: Agency that links communities from the U.S. with communities worldwide.
- Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services: Promotes economic growth and development of Virginia's agriculture.
- American Association of Exporters and Importers: National association that represents U.S. corporations involved in importing and exporting before the Executive Branch, Congress and regulatory agencies.
- American Translators Association: Largest professional association of translators and interpreters in the U.S. http://www.atanet.org
- Federation of International Trade Associations: Promotes international trade by strengthening role of associations in North America that have an international mission.
- National Capital Area Chapter of the American Translators Association, Professional Services Directory: Searchable up-to-date directory of translation, interpretation and other language services. http://www.ncata.org/
- Export Legal Assistance Network (ELAN): Under the ELAN program, international trade attorneys from the Federal Bar Association provide free initial consultations to small businesses interested in starting export operations.
- For more information about Virginia’s Gateway Region's International Business Attraction Services or for specific contacts at the VEDP Division of International Trade please contact our office at: (800) 386-8925 or via email.