Seminars

Export Readiness Seminar

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Event Date
November 13, 2024
Location
St. Louis, MO
Registration Deadline
Nov 07, 2024
Registration Price
$30

Ask an expert: Join us for this seminar and become export ready!

Food Export’s seminars are a unique opportunity to gain insider knowledge on a variety of export topics. Our seminars are interactive events led by experts in the industry and are highly recommended for both new-to-export and experienced suppliers alike. 

This Export Readiness Seminar will provide companies with a high-level overview of the steps required to successfully export products abroad. Participants will learn practical export fundamentals and acquire a better understanding of the general export process. 

November 13, 2024
World Trade Center St. Louis
120 South Central Avenue
Suite 200
Training Room

Itinerary

8:00 am – Registration
8:30 am – Welcome and Introductions
8:45 am – “Becoming Export Ready” – Dennis Lynch, Export Education Coordinator

– How to Prepare to Meet with International Buyers
– Export Pricing, Quoting, Terms of Sale              

10:30 am – Coffee Break

10:40 am – Continued presentation by Dennis Lynch
– You’ve got an interested buyer;  what next?
– Important Logistics to Consider
– Getting Paid for your Export Sales

12:00 pm – Lunch with presentations by:
– Missouri Department of Agriculture
– World Trade Center

12:30 pm – Company Panel on Exporter Experience and Guidance
1:30 pm – Questions
2:00 pm – Networking and Conversation
3:00 pm – Wrap-Up and Thanks

Meeting Foreign Buyers

Dennis Lynch, Food Export Counselor

Dennis Lynch, M.I.B.A., is a 40-year veteran of international trade who has held a variety of positions in the public and private sectors. He has been directly involved in monitoring, troubleshooting and facilitating export transactions for more than 32 years. Dennis managed the Food Export Helpline™ desk for 25 years, since its inception back in 1997. During that time, he has counseled nearly 4,000 U.S. suppliers of food and agricultural products with customized one-on-one technical export experience.

He has led the majority of the Food Export-Midwest and Food Export-Northeast seminars and webinars over the last few decades, as well as contributed hundreds of articles to the Global Food Marketer Newsletter and the e-Bulletin. He was awarded a master’s degree in International Business by West Coast University in California and has won numerous awards for the instruction of international business to various Southern California Colleges at all levels.

Preparation Assistance

Export Essentials Online

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Complimentary Webinars

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