The University of Alabama SBDC - International Trade Center
The Trade Center employs five full-time professionals, four consultants and fifteen student assistants. It operates as a federal-state partnership program between the University of Alabama and the U.S. Small Business Administration, promoting the SBA’s export financing programs in Alabama.
The Trade Center provides:
- One-on-one trade advising assistance
- Customized market research and
- Trade training for small business owners
- Export financing
- Training programs
- Supply chain assistance.
Technical assistance areas:
Financial capacity and management
Business planning and strategy
Marketing and research
Legal, licensing and permitting
International trade