Go Global-Go Canada

March 28th, 2009 at 08:58pm Bob Trojan

It’s not often that I can say that government has helped me in my business.  But I must acknowledge the State of Illinois Office of Trade and Investment’s Toronto Canada office.

resulting from my attendance at the last Go Global program, I engaged with this office to see if they could help me find distributors for my company’s products.  They were quick to say they could and they set out to do research.  They explored, sent letters, made telephone calls and set up interviews.

Next week, I will be traveling to Toronto where I and my partner will interview 7 potential distributors.  The State’s Toronto team set them all up.  Yesterday, I received a briefing book that had all the key information on each distributor, economic information about Canada and all hotel reservations made by them.  All spelled out, all organized, all set to go!

My marketing materials in hand and contracts ready to sign with the appropriate company, I eagerly await next weeks venture!

By the way, I’m starting a similar process in the Middle East, working the Illinois’s DTI’s office there.

Anybody speak Middle Eastern?

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