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No matter if clients plan to sell on their own website, on marketplaces, to businesses or consumers, specialists in eCommerce can assist clients in areas ranging from eCommerce consulting to fraud prevention.

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Making the sale is only half the battle. Without the proper warehousing partners, the most knowledgeable freight forwarder, the most thorough customs broker, and the most reliable shipping partners, you can’t succeed. Meet all these experts here.

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Without the right financing partners and the safety offered by proper insurance, exporting can be a risky adventure. Assist clients with your financing and insurance services and resources.

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From exporting basics to advanced topics, these professionals, service providers and training resources will help clients become a master of global trade.

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Export Connect

As the primary state agency encouraging job creation, retention and business investment in Kentucky, the Cabinet for Economic Development works to attract new industries and assists existing companies to grow and expand. The Cabinet also provides support and resources for entrepreneurs, startups and small business owners. As well, it helps prepare communities for economic development opportunities.

In addition to the Cabinet’s central office in Frankfort, the Cabinet maintains international offices in Europe and Asia. To best serve our clients, we also have created strategic partnerships with numerous like-minded organizations throughout the Commonwealth. Our goal is to make it easy to invest and create jobs in Kentucky. We look forward to exceeding your expectations.

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<h1>How We Help</h1>

Whether you are an existing business in Kentucky with an opportunity to expand or a company evaluating our state for a new business location, you must be able to access accurate and timely information from a single source. The Cabinet’s Department for Business Development staff is that source. With years of experience in economic development, any member of our highly qualified team can be your single point of contact for the duration of the site selection/expansion process.

To assist in your understanding of Kentucky’s business environment, as well as to guide you through Cabinet programs, a project manager is assigned to each project as a single point of contact for the duration of the process. This provides confidentiality for the company, while affording a degree of comfort to the local communities being evaluated. Services provided include:

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	<li>Site evaluation services, including detailed physical characteristics of&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ced.ky.gov/SelectKentucky/BuildReady/" target="_blank">Build-Ready sites</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://ced.ky.gov/Locating_Expanding/Available_Sites_Buildings.aspx" target="_blank">shovel-ready sites and available buildings</a>.</li>
	<li>Detailed community data on utilities services, business costs, local government services, labor availability and other local resources.</li>
	<li>Accompany officials to Kentucky communities for confidential community/site evaluations.</li>
	<li>Liaison with state and local government agencies, utility companies, and other organizations, including arranging for confidential meetings where appropriate.</li>
	<li>Preparation of financial packages including,&nbsp;<a href="https://ced.ky.gov/workforce/Overview.aspx">training</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://ced.ky.gov/Locating_Expanding/kybizince.aspx">tax incentives</a>&nbsp;and other project inducements.</li>
	<li>Assistance in obtaining required state&nbsp;<a href="http://onestop.ky.gov/start/Pages/occupational.aspx" target="_blank">permits and licenses</a>&nbsp;or assistance with questions about&nbsp;<a href="http://dca.ky.gov/complianceassistance/Pages/default.aspx" target="_blank">environmental compliance</a>.</li>
	<li>Coordination of public announcements for location decisions, groundbreaking ceremonies, and facility grand openings.</li>
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Let our staff make your next location or expansion decision a success. Contact our Business Development staff today at (502) 564-7670 or email us at&nbsp;econdev@ky.gov.

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Kentucky Business Development

Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development

As the primary state agency encouraging job creation, retention and business investment in Kentucky, the Cabinet for Economic Development works to attract new industries and assists existing companies to grow and expand. The Cabinet also provides support

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Kentucky STEP Grant

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Government Resources

Grants & Subsidies

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

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Kentucky STEP Grant

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