Texas Awarded Funding To Boost Export Opportunities For Small Businesses

Small businesses across Texas will have access to funding to help them enter and compete in the global marketplace. 

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) recently awarded a grant to the State of Texas from the agency’s State Trade and Export Promotion (STEP) program.

The Office of the Governor in partnership with the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) will utilize the funding to expand export-related activities of small businesses.

Through the STEP program, the Governor’s Office of Small Business Assistance will host Texas companies at industry leading trade shows. Some of the state-organized trade shows include:

• Hannover Messe, Germany, April 24-28
• Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), May 1-4
• Automechanika, Mexico City, June 14-16
• Paris Air Show, Paris, June 19-25
• BIO, San Diego, June 19-22
• Medica, Dusseldorf, November 13-16

More details on all of our 2017 trade shows will be available in the coming weeks.