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The Resource Center has all the info you'll need From content to user feedback, the resource center has the information you need for every level of the entrepreneurial process.
The Brazilian Embassy's Tool kit for dealing with IPR issues
A tool-kit for IPR issues in Italy.
IPR Toolkit for Russia
IPR Toolkit for Malaysia
IPR Toolkit for Korea
Webinars from the U.S. Commercial Service and industry trade experts about how your company can increase your international sales.
Trade Capacity Building Initiatives relative to WTO Trade Agreements and Accessions with a focus on Least Developed Country and Free Trade Agreement (FTA) partners
CBA can help answer your questions and provide information on important issues such as corruption and bribery in overseas markets, U.S. export controls on sensitive equipment and technologies, and business-related visas for employees, partners and clients of U.S. firms. CBA also coordinates State Department advocacy on behalf of American businesses and can provide assistance in opening markets, leveling the playing field, protecting intellectual property and resolving trade and investment disputes.
The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) advances economic development and U.S. commercial interests in developing and middle income countries. The agency funds various forms of technical assistance, early investment analysis, training, orientation visits and business workshops that support the development of a modern infrastructure and a fair and open trading environment
In a memorandum to Department employees, Secretary Rice expressed her support for the small business program: "Small businesses have maximum practicable access to our contracting opportunities." She views the socio-economic goals as a "floor not a ceiling" and that "all Department employees have a responsibility to support the Department's efforts to meet or exceed the goals."
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