Export Workshops Offered Throughout Montana – Missoula, Havre, Miles City, Billings, Bozeman

The Montana Department of Agriculture and the Montana
Department of Commerce are offering five one-and-a-half-day workshops during
the coming months on export marketing and logistics.

The workshops have been developed to assist Montana companies that are
current exporters, are in the process of expanding into foreign markets, or
are considering export opportunities.

The workshops will be held in computer labs, offering participants the
opportunity to work directly on aspects of marketing including: determining
export readiness; identifying export markets and product demand; developing
an export marketing plan; selling to foreign markets; and managing export
sales.

Technical components covered during the workshops will include: the North
America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); certificates of origin; export
licensing; international commercial trade terms (Incoterms); quoting and
sales contracts; and export documentation.

One-week advance notice from companies is required. Early registration is
encouraged since space is limited and available on a first-come,
first-served basis.

Locations the workshop will be held are:

* Missoula – University of Montana, August 19, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and August
20, 8 a.m. to noon

* Havre – MSU Northern, October 7, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and October 8, 8 a.m. to
noon.
* Miles City – Miles Community College, December 2, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and
December 3, 8 a.m. to noon.

* Billings – MSU Billings, February 3, 2005, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and February
4, 2005, 8 a.m. to noon.

* Bozeman – MSU, April 7, 2005, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and April 8, 2005, 8 a.m.
to noon.

Workshops in Missoula, Havre and Miles City will focus on the needs of
new-to-export companies or those with very minimal export experience. The
Billings and Bozeman workshops will be addressing the issues of experienced
exporters.

To register with the Department of Agriculture, contact Sarah Goan at (406)
444-2402, or email to [email protected]. To register with the Department of
Commerce, contact Carey Hester at (406) 841-2754, or email to
[email protected].

Accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities who wish to attend
these events. Please contact the departments with a notice of required
accommodations at least two weeks prior to the scheduled workshop.