Mass Export Center | Accomplishments and Impact

The Massachusetts Export Center, part of the Massachusetts Small Business Development Center Network, is the state's leading provider of export development services. The Export Center is widely recognized by the local international business community as an important resource for Massachusetts businesses.

For example, in 2002, Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM) bestowed the Massachusetts Export Center with its highest international award -- the Global Leadership Award. Past winners have included the Gillette Company, Bose Corporation, BankBoston and the Raytheon Company. The Massachusetts Export Center is the only government organization to ever receive this award.

The Export Center's client impact and satisfaction survey yielded the following results:

Year	Export Sales (as a direct result of assistance from the Massachusetts Export Center)	Jobs Created*
2006	$160 million	2,600
2005	$70 million	1,582
2004	$47.3 million	1,052
2003	$22.5 million	500
2002	$26.5 million
* Based on the U.S. Department of Commerce's export sales/job formula

Between 2005 and 2006, Export Center clients increased their export sales by 27% on average – triple the growth rate of 9% for Massachusetts’ export performance during the same time period.
100% of clients found the services of the Massachusetts Export Center to be beneficial and 48% indicated that the Export Center’s services exceeded their expectations.
83% of clients surveyed credit the Massachusetts Export Center with helping them to achieve specific export sales.