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The Hawaii Pacific Export Council, (DEC) is your organization of local leaders, whose knowledge of international business, export trade of product and service provides a source of experience and mentor to businesses seeking to expand into international markets in the Asia-Pacific area. We work with the local US Commercial Service Offices as follows: - mentor local businesses - identify export financing sources - sponsor programs to create export awareness in the local community - identify issues that impact export trade - promote programs and services of the U.S. Export Assistance Offices - encourage international trade education - build local export assistance partnerships - work through organizations such as SCORE and the SBA There are 56 councils in the US with over 1800 volunteers representing business, universities, and government. Council members have a wealth of knowledge of international business and trade with access to specialized information resources. Members, appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce, provide an important source of professional experience and advice that complements the counseling and assistance provided by US Department of Commerce Trade Specialists. Activities of individual DEC's are tailored to address community needs. DEC's establish committees for specific international trade topics and priority objectives of local business and the commerce Department. New ideas and initiatives that work well for a DEC are shared with other DEC's either on a regional basis or through the National Chairperson’s Council. They also include establishing speakers bureaus and speakers kits, conducting export seminars and workshops, organizing export promotion programs on a regional basis, sponsoring Trade Missions or hosting international buyers delegations. DEC's mission is to assist American firms to export. The nationwide network of DEC’s have significantly contributed to expanding US exports. Webmaster Hawaii Pacific Export Council Blog |
