Connecting Your Business to the World International trade agency partners with Manitoba firms interested in tapping into new markets to become export ready and to diversify in existing markets
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anitoba Trade and Investment is
new international markets. Manitoba Trade and Investment is
the official multilingual provincial
focused on providing a customer-centric approach focused on
agency for international business
real results. For Manitoba companies looking for international
development, supporting Manitoba businesses to become export capable and to diversify into domestic and international markets by delivering targeted
programs and services to small- and medium-sized enterprises
markets for growth, Manitoba Trade and Investment encourages them to do their due diligence. Exporting into an international market is a process. There are many obstacles such as language barriers, cultural barriers, and different legal barriers in every market. Creating business connections and partnerships as
(SMEs). Manitoba Trade and Investment pursues a strategy of
companies enter each new market is essential to any successful
results-orientated growth focused on promoting international
international business development endeavour. Manitoba Trade
business to increase economic growth and employment within
and Investment works with its clients to address the barriers
Manitoba.
faced when entering a new market.
With its constantly growing network of global contacts, including
Missions and tradeshows are one of the core services that
foreign trade representatives in five markets, Manitoba Trade and Investment is successfully supporting Manitoba companies to thrive in international markets. Manitoba Trade and Investment assists companies with a range of services that includes export consulting, market intelligence, mission and trade show development, organizing incoming buyers mission, and in-market
Manitoba Trade and Investment provides to their clients in order to increase opportunities for Manitoba companies. In the past five years, Manitoba Trade and Investment has assisted Manitoba firms in the mining sector to explore opportunities internationally by organizing participation in mining trade shows including The
services through its foreign representatives.
World Mining Exhibition & Congress for Latin America (EXPOMIN),
“Our team of trade officers and foreign representatives have over
and The International Mining Convention. Manitoba Trade
490 years of combined international business experience and many of our staff have lived and worked in the markets they are responsible for so they are able to provide firsthand knowledge of business practices, cultural considerations, and consumer preferences and expectations,� explains Don Callis, president and CEO of Manitoba Trade and Investment. Having successfully partnered with over 500 Manitoba
The International Exhibition for the Mining Industry (EXPONOR), and Investment also plays an active role in the delivery of the Commercialization Support for Business (CSB) Program which supports qualifying Manitoba small- to medium-sized enterprises with financial assistance to attend export orientated tradeshows and develop export focused marketing materials. Information on the program and application forms are available online at: www. Manitoba.ca/csbp.
companies in last year and providing services in 17 languages,
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Manitoba Trade and Investment has the in-market experience
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Manitoba Mining Review 2016-2017