Can the Commerce Department Help You?
The U.S. Commerce Department provides assistance to American entrepreneurs in a number of areas. If you are a small manufacturer or a company interested in exporting your product(s), you may benefit from the Commerce Department’s expertise.
The Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology helps fund a network of centers throughout the country to provide consulting services to small and mid-sized U.S. manufacturers. Whether you need help selecting basic computer software or a new manufacturing process, the Institute may be able to provide you with valuable assistance. Visit the Manufacturing Extension Partnership website at
www.nist.gov/mep/about.cfm
for more information.
Another division of the Commerce Department, the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service, has trade specialists throughout the U.S. and in more than 75 countries to help you with researching the possible export of your product(s). The specialists can provide information on foreign distributors, industry leads, competitors, export markets for your product, and overseas trade fairs. For more information, go to
www.export.gov
.
