From identifying new markets to defining winning entry strategies, trade specialists from the public and private sectors can help clients build a sound export plan and offer trade advice and consultation.

Trade Consulting & Strategy

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.

eCommerce

Web and digital marketing experts help clients pick the right channels, engage with promising new audiences, discover the right tools to do it and create a sound digital marketing strategy.

Web & Digital Marketing

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.

Shipping and Logistics

It is salient for clients looking to expand into new markets that they communicate in an effective manner throughout all markets they wish to be part of. From translation services to translation tools, you assist clients with their localization needs.

Localization

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.

Financing & Insurance

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

Education and Training

From tax compliance to intellectual property protection, the experts within this category can help clients understand and navigate all the paperwork that comes with exporting.

Taxes, Legal, and Regulatory

Reaching new audiences can be an exciting and lucrative adventure when done right. Clients can get in touch with professionals who will help them create winning marketing strategies and campaigns in new markets around the world.

Marketing & Communications

These are organizations that support small and medium businesses in their internationalization journey. Programs and services are available to businesses within their own state.

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Mississippi Development Authority is the lead economic development agency focusing on global business investment and existing industry support for the state of Mississippi.&nbsp;Mississippi provides the perfect environment for growth-oriented businesses looking to expand or relocate. Our state’s unique benefits are evident through our incentives and tax advantages, our consistently pro-business state leadership, and the track record of success businesses have found in our state.

It’s no secret successful businesses lead to thriving communities. That’s why Mississippi’s leadership works to keep taxes low, strengthen infrastructure, bolster workforce training programs and support the state’s growing business community.

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<h1>Business Services</h1>

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	<li><a href="https://www.mississippi.org/services/development">Business Development</a>&nbsp;-&nbsp;We support existing businesses in Mississippi by providing programs and incentives for site selection and development, workforce training, business retention and expansion, financial analysis and market assessment.</li>
	<li><a href="https://www.mississippi.org/services/international">International Trade</a>&nbsp;-&nbsp;Our International Trade Division helps Mississippi companies navigate and secure opportunities for international trade by providing international business training, technical export assistance, and sponsoring a variety of international trade missions.</li>
	<li><a href="https://www.mississippi.org/services/minority">Minority &amp; Woman Owned Business</a>&nbsp;-&nbsp;MDA works to increase opportunities for minority&nbsp;and&nbsp;women-owned businesses through a variety of programs, financing programs, technical assistance, specialized training and networking opportunities.</li>
	<li><a href="https://www.mississippi.org/services/entrepreneurs">Entrepreneurs &amp; Small Business</a>&nbsp;-&nbsp;Small businesses are the backbone of the Mississippi economy. Our Entrepreneur Center provides access to free information, expert support, and a wealth of services to help launch, sustain and grow a small businesses in Mississippi.</li>
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<h1>Incentives and Grants</h1>

Mississippi offers businesses locating or expanding in the state a number of tax incentives, including state income tax credits and sales, use and property tax exemptions. Click&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mississippi.org/advantages/incentives">here</a>&nbsp;for a list of all Mississippi incentives and grants.

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<h1>Mississippi State Trade&nbsp;Expansion Program&nbsp;(STEP)</h1>

Through the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)-funded Mississippi State Trade&nbsp;Expansion Program&nbsp;(STEP), MDA can offer small businesses financial assistance to help defray many of the costs associated with exporting for the first time or with exporting to new international markets.&nbsp;

STEP can reimburse eligible Mississippi businesses for some of the costs associated with participating in trade missions, business-to-business matchmaking trips and other international business development activities.&nbsp;Learn more about the STEP program&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mississippi.org/manage/wp-content/uploads/STEP-Fact-Sheet-Updated1.pdf">here</a>.

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Mississippi Development Authority is the lead economic development agency focusing on global business investment and existing industry support for the state of Mississippi. Mississippi provides the perfect environment for growth-oriented businesses lookin

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STEP Grant

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Mississippi STEP Grant

Government Grants

Government Resources

Grants & Subsidies

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.

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Mississippi STEP Grant

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