entrepreneur executive briefing | export financing

Entrepreneur Executive Briefing

Post-Event Presentations

Sponsored by guidedbusinessplan.com and offi celeverage.com

www.entreseries.com

“Export Financing”

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On October 19, 2010, entrepreneur-education firm Guided Business Plan hosted and sponsored a new program, Entre Series, to encourage the entrepreneurial community to create action plans in the areas of product launch, corporate procurement and export financing. Attendees participated in six 30-minute seminars filled with resources to help propel their company forward.

The first Entrepreneur Executive Briefing: Network, Plan & Take Action was held in Orange County, California.


Program Note


Melanie Rae opened the program by discussing strategic planning. She is the author of GUIDED Business Plan™, a book to simplify the process of creating business plans.

James Santino of the renowned Largest Mixer® Events discussed marketing strategies to attract a crowd to an event.

Irving Katz, Family Business Coach and author of Family Business Secrets: How to Keep Your Business Thriving from Generation to Generation, spoke about self-publishing and planning for business transitions.

Since the age of 18, Michael Hexter, president of Hex Corp, has introduced numerous products to the marketplace and owns production facilities in China and Los Angeles.

Jeff Uter has managed over $2 billion in contracts during his 30-year career. He provided tips to segment and target the corporate buyer.

Akary Busto, Assistant Vice President of HSBC Bank anchored the program. She is an export financing guru who spoke about current federal legislation to encourage entrepreneurs to expand their export business.

Presenters


Network, Plan & Take ActionOctober 19, 2010 | 3:00 pm – 8:00 pm | Doubletree Hotel | Orange, CA

Sponsored by Guided Business Plan & Office Leverage


Agenda

• Create a Strategic Plan in 6 Steps

• How to Attract a Crowd to Your Event

• How to Develop a Succession Plan

– Sales Motivation | Know What To Say & When To Say It

• From Idea to Concept to Market

• Pitching Your Goods & Services to a Corporation

• Trouble Finding Customers Locally? Sell Globally!


Akary BustoHSBC bANK


Trouble Finding Customers Locally? Sell Globally!


Why I’m Presenting…

… Assistant Vice-President,Business Development

HSBC Bank


Other Relevant Experience

HSBC Bank|Business Development Relationship Manager

Focus on small to medium enterprises with a global footprint to provide cash management and trade solutions

Our products and services are able to accommodate the simplest business models to the most complex


Other Relevant Experience

Wells Fargo|Merchant Card Specialist

Analyzed the credit card processing needs of hundreds of businesses and redid their processing platforms to better fit their business development goals and allow them to save time and money

With the vast business banking knowledge it was easier to recommend comprehensive banking services within Wells Fargo to streamline their banking


Your Action Item

Create plan to launch or increase Export Division


objectiveDetermine what type of assistance

you need:

What category do you fit in? Have you exported before?Are you having issues with

exporting?Are you thinking of exporting?


New exporters

You have sold one or two pallets as a test

You have not been established long enough to qualify for credit

You are considered a small business and are unable to qualify for certain government programs


Established Exporters

You currently sell over $100,000 worth of products or services outside of the United States

You have obtained lines of credit in the past

You are expanding an existing exporting division


Federal Government

New Regulations

Obama Administration wants to double export within five years, so the infrastructure is being created to be able to handle the business growth

New regulations will be sprouting from this in the next few years


Federal Government

New Opportunities

The National Export Initiative was signed in March 2010 to allocate funds with the Department of Commerce to assist businesses who want to start exporting or who need help with their exporting

Focus is being given to International Tradeshows to meet qualified buyers and are being turned into Trade Missions for American businesses


Resources|New Exporters

Action Item/Resource Date to Start

Date to Complete

Center for International Trade

citd.orgSBA Office of International Trade

sba.govSBDC (Small Business Development Center)

smallbizla.org


Resources|Existing ExportersAction Item/Resource Date to

StartDate to Complet

eU.S. Dept. of Commerce International Trade Administration

export.govExport Import Bank of the United States

exim.govSBDC (Small Business Development Center)

smallbizla.orgCenter for International Trade

citd.org


Resources|HSBC Bank

How We Can Help You With Export Financing I have learned how each of their processes work

together and separately. I can assist business owners individually with where to go find the resources they are seeking to make the process easier and faster for them. The business partners I have within the bank will also simplify their search for funding, banking, etcetera.

hsbc.com


Most Important Message

Take advantage of federal programs that encourage exporting


One Audience Question

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