Are You Ready to Export? Meet the Washington State Department of Agriculture
Join our partners with the SBA Seattle District Office for a conversation with Julie Johnson, International Trade Specialist for the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA). The WSDA's International Marketing Program supports the health and viability of Washington's food and agricultural businesses. The program facilitates buyer-seller connections, delivers resources and continually advocates for global market access. The team is uniquely positioned to promote communication and collaboration, so WSDA consistently serves industry needs.
As the WSDA Export Development and Outreach Trade Specialist in Olympia, Julie works to assist companies with the resources needed to become export ready. Trade specialists in Seattle, Othello and Kennewick directly assist individual companies and conduct trade activities. The WSDA International Marketing Program also has in-market representatives covering Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Mexico and Central America who are experts in exporting and marketing food and agricultural products to these markets.
Wednesday Webinars with SBA Seattle is an ongoing series of free, virtual, webinars covering a variety of topics to benefit small business owners. On the fourth Wednesday of each month, these events will focus on export assistance and feature conversations with different members of the Washington Export Outreach Team (WEOT). Established in 2013 following a national mandate to do more to support international trade, WEOT is a collaborative team of local, state, regional, and federal export assistance agencies who provide you the tools and resources you need to sell internationally.