Actions and Activities Education Build awareness of exporting as a viable opportunity among business owners and managers. Export Readiness Determine the export readiness of businesses and help develop an export plan. Research Locate critical export information resources. Networking Introduce government support services, agencies and programs to the new exporter. Implementation Help implement export plans by defining strategic goals.
Training Identify needs and develop an export training plan for employees.
Measurement Review and revise strategy as necessary. By developing export markets in concert with their domestic market, businesses will better insulate themselves from the effects of potential economic downturns. This trend is expected to continue into the next century when Canada should become the World's leading trading nation. Larger companies have created more employment opportunities and have seen sustainable growth by taking advantage of the surging global markets. The Export Development Initiative is designed to assist small and medium size businesses in assessing their opportunity to gain access to export markets.