World Trade Center Utah
OVERVIEW World Trade Center Utah (WTC Utah) is a licensed and certified member of World Trade Centers Association headquartered in New York City, a network of 330 WTCs around the world focused on facilitating prosperity through trade and investment. The mission of WTC Utah is to help Utah companies think, act and succeed globally. Working with various partners, WTC Utah is leveraging the state’s unique cultural, educational, economic and foreign language capabilities to expand the reach of and create new opportunities for Utah’s international business community.
WTC Utah’s signature services include individual consultations with Utah companies, World Bank procurement consultations, customized market reports, educational seminars, networking opportunities, trade missions and the Global Utah newsletter. WTC Utah team advises individual companies and entrepreneurs on key challenges of international trade and fundamental components of successful international strategy, as well as guides them to the available resources. One of 10 U.S.-based Private Sector Liaison Officers to the World Bank Group is based out of WTC Utah and offers Utah companies access to the world-wide projects financed by the International Financial Institutions. WTC Utah offers customized market intelligence reports utilizing a variety of major international trade databases and well over 5,000 global contacts. World Trade Center Utah Education seminars and workshops are focused on topics of international business development, specific international trade issues and regional export opportunities. WTC Utah networking opportunities include international diplomacy events honoring ambassadors and senior ranking economic development officials Lew Cramer and Congressman Matheson welcome from all continents, as well as a Delegation of Chinese Government Officials at the recently established Young In- event with the Utah business community, December 6, 2012. ternationalists group.
Governor’s Office of Economic Development • 2013 Annual Report • www.business.utah.gov
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