Business Retention & Expansion (BRE) – International

Linking St. Louis companies with government and economic development officials ensures business owners, leaders, and entrepreneurs know who to contact regarding opportunities or challenges with expanding sales through exports. Communication between government and industry is an essential part of business growth. The economic development community of St. Louis links companies with resources, networks, and solutions.

For businesses looking to expand their products or business into international markets, contact Susan Spitz at 314-615-7616 or [email protected].

Learn more here.

In addition, the MEMBERS ONLY section includes trade tools to help get you answers when you need them.

Items include:
The Guide to Getting Started in Exporting/Importing
Service Providers Directory
Trade Leads Portal
Regulatory Bulletins

World Trade Center St. Louis…Local Access Global Reach

Additional Resources for Missouri Manufacturers:

Our partner, Missouri Enterprise, is the state’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership Center charged with helping manufacturers grow and succeed by providing a broad range of affordable hands-on business, technical and manufacturing optimization services.

Missouri Enterprise’s  experienced, “been there, done that,” staff help Missouri manufacturers build cultures to support and sustain continuous improvement. From help with reducing waste, improving quality, developing business growth plans, product development & diversification, accessing supplier networks, workforce development (transfer of knowledge and leadership training), and industry certificate readiness and auditing, Missouri Enterprise is the go-to for manufacturing.

When Missouri Enterprise works with manufacturing businesses, they become an extension of the staff and help with every step of the journey towards excellence.

More information can be found at https://missourienterprise.org