Mo El Banna, program director, assists clients in developing and implementing export strategies. The ITDP also conducts research in various aspects of international trade and maintains an international trade library.
Assistance is available for firms in all stages of international business development.
The ITDP staff provides the business community with information about the importance of exporting by distributing international trade information and conducting seminars. Workshops are offered on introductory, intermediate and advanced levels. These sales leads are evaluated and forwarded to active ITDP clients free of charge. The ITDP staff works closely with the commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the U.S. Department of commerce to assist Lehigh Valley manufacturers promotion of their products through foreign trade shows. A library of international trade publications and materials is available at the Small Business Development Center.