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The Massachusetts Export Center organizes several Partners for Tradeseminars throughout the year under the Partners for Trade program, the official export training initiative of the Commonwealth. Click on image to download the latest training booklet (pdf).
 

Massachusetts Export Resource Center

The Massachusetts Export Center recently unveiled the Massachusetts Export Resource Center, a comprehensive, one-stop resource for accessing a wide range of instructional and practical information on exporting to help your business grow and take advantage of international opportunities. Registration is free. Click on logo above to learn more.

For additional information, visit www.mass.gov/export.


Each registration link is program-specific. If no link is listed, online registration is not available or registration has closed. Preregistration is required for all seminars.


Registrations are booked after payment is received on a first-come, first-served basis. To reserve your space, mail your payment to the appropriate office with a copy of the completed registration form.


Programs may be added or cancelled; schedule is subject to change. All training seminars are held in Massachusetts unless otherwise noted.


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2012
All seminars are held in Massachusetts unless otherwise noted.

Preregistration is required for all seminars. 

Program Descriptions  |  Cancellation Policies
Updated 05/16/2012
  MAY
16 The SBA Advantage (Brockton)
17 Business Legal Issues (Salem)
17 SEED Basic Entrepreneurial Workshop: Session I: Introduction to the Fundamentals of Business Ownership (Raynham)
17 The SBA Advantage (Plymouth)
18 Certified Global Business Professional Series: Global Trade Finance & Banking (Taunton)
22 Manners Matter: The Power of Professional Protocol (Salem)
22 Marketing Strategies Using Social Media (New Bedford)
22 Pursuing a Business Loan: The Big Picture (Allston)
23 How to Become a GSA Federal Supply Schedule Holder and Government Contracting 101 (Boston)
24 Business Plan Basics (Amherst)
24 SEED Basic Entrepreneurial Workshop: Session II: Understanding and Preparing Financial Statements (Raynham) 
31 Export Regulatory Compliance Update (Waltham)
 
  JUNE
5 Groupon and Other Online Buying: Tricks and Treats (Salem)
5 What it Takes to Achieve Export Success: Lessons from Successful Exporters (Worcester)
6 Social Media Trends for 2012 (Marshfield)
6 Website Storyboarding (Mansfield)
7 Managing Overseas Distributors and Structuring International Distribution Contracts (Waltham)
7 Easier, Better, Faster, Cheaper: The Power of Lean Manufacturing (Salem)
12 The Art & Science of Sales and Marketing (Salem)
13 The SBA Advantage (Fall River) 
14 SNEEF: Annual Clam Boil & Networking Forum Focusing on Innovation & Entrepreneurship (Fall River) 
14 Compliance Clinic Featuring Paul DiVecchio (webinar)
15 Build Your Export Compliance Manual, Part I (Boston)
16 Getting Started in Business (Jamaica Plain)
20 How to Become a GSA Federal Supply Schedule Holder and Government Contracting 101 (Boston)
20 The SBA Advantage (Brockton)
21 The SBA Advantage (Plymouth)
21 Mobile Marketing 2012 (Salem)
27 Street Smart Business Strategy (Mansfield)
 
  JULY
11  The SBA Advantage (New Bedford)
18  The SBA Advantage (Brockton)
19  The SBA Advantage (Plymouth)
 
  SEPTEMBER
21 Build Your Export Compliance Manual, Part II (Boston)