Financing & Insurance

Virginia STEP Grant

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The State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) Grant is designed to increase the number of small businesses that are exporting and to raise the value of exports for those small businesses that are currently exporting. The program is funded through a Cooperative

South Carolina STEP Grant

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SC Commerce has developed an Export Incentives Program to assist small and medium-sized businesses entering new markets or wishing to increase their exporting activities. In the past six years, these two programs have generated $101 million in export sale

Oregon STEP Grant

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Participating in international trade shows and trade missions is among the most effective ways for companies to enter into new international markets or expand their visibility in existing markets. Trade shows offer the opportunity to meet potential buyers

Oklahoma STEP Grant

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Promoting your company at trade shows can be an effective way to gain recognition in your industry and to enter into the global market or expand your international trade capabilities. But not every small business is in the position to coordinate trade sho

Ohio STEP Grant

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The IMAGE program funded through the State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) is designed to increase exports and create jobs. STEP is funded through the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Office of International Trade, which provides guidance on the IMAGE

North Dakota STEP Grant

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STEP ND is North Dakota’s exporter reimbursement program funded in part through a grant from the Small Business Administration’s State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) and administered through the North Dakota Trade Office (NDTO). The STEP ND grant program

North Carolina STEP Grant

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The Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina (EDPNC), in conjunction with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), provides funding to qualifying small businesses to offset costs associated with exporting. STEP funds are used to assist comp

New York STEP Grant

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Empire State Development (ESD) is working in partnership with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to increase the number of small businesses that begin to export; increase the value of exports for small businesses that currently export; and incre

New Hampshire STEP Grant

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The Export Promotion Financial Assistance Award Program was included as part of the State of New Hampshire’s State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) Grant. Eligible companies in New Hampshire are invited to apply for a 1:1 cash match grant of up to $4,000 to

Nevada STEP Grant

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The U.S. Small Business Administration State Trade Expansion (STEP) Program is an export initiative to assist small businesses to enter and succeed in the international marketplace. The program’s objectives are to increase the number of U.S. small busines

Missouri STEP Grant

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The Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 authorizes the U.S. Small Business Administration to establish a 3-year trade and export promotion pilot program, known as the State Trade and Expansion Promotion (MO STEP=UP) Grant Program, to make grants to States to

Mississippi STEP Grant

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With funding under a grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and matching funds contributed by the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA), MDA has launched Mississippi’s State Trade and Export Promotion (STEP) program.

Maryland STEP Grant

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As part of a continuing effort to broaden Maryland’s international reach and help companies create jobs and access new foreign markets, the Maryland Department of Commerce has been awarded a $550,000 grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration. The

Maine STEP Grant

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The State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) grant initiative of the U.S. Small Business Administration provides funding to increase the number of businesses that export. Administered by Maine International Trade Center (MITC), the objective of the STEP Finan

Louisiana STEP Grant

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The Louisiana program will offer reimbursements of up to 75 percent for new to export companies and up to 50 percent for market expansion companies on allowable travel and registration/exhibit expenses related to domestic or foreign trade shows, reverse o

Kentucky STEP Grant

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Kentucky has been awarded more than $2.4 million by the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of International Trade to promote exporting activities for Kentucky’s small businesses. This program has helped Kentucky companies across the state establi

Iowa STEP Grant

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The Iowa Economic Development Authority's (IEDA) International Trade Office (ITO), in partnership with the U.S. Small Business Administration’s State Trade Expansion Program (STEP), offers financial assistance to support specific export marketing efforts

Indiana STEP Grant

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The Indiana State Trade and Export Promotion (IN-STEP) program assists Indiana small businesses in developing and expanding export-related activities, opening up new markets for Hoosier-made goods around the world. Indiana ranks among the top 15 exporting

Illinois STEP Grant

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​Illinois’ State Trade and Export Promotion (ISTEP) program provides Illinois’ small businesses with both financial and technical assistance to increase their exports. The ISTEP program includes 5 options for Illinois’ companies to grow their export sales

Idaho STEP Grant

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The State of Idaho has received a State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) Grant of $600,000 for program years September 30, 2018 – September 29, 2020. STEP is funded in part through a grant with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and is administere