Is your small business ready to go global? It may be an easier step than you think. Advances in technology can make worldwide commerce achievable for many small businesses, depending on the goods or services you offer.
If you're ready to explore the possibilities and challenges of exporting, U.S. Export Assistance Centers provide the help you need. These centers are located in major metropolitan areas throughout the United States.
Each U.S. Export Assistance Center is staffed by professionals from the SBA, the U.S. Department of Commerce, the U.S. Export-Import Bank, and other public and private organizations. Together, their mission is to provide the help you need to compete in today's global marketplace. Your local U.S. Export Assistance Center is your one-stop shop, designed to provide export assistance for your small- or medium-sized business.
Find your local U.S. Export Assistance Centers.
Below you will find a list of centers with SBA representatives. These representatives are available to help you with all of you SBA export financing needs.
Network of U.S. Export Assistance Centers with SBA Representatives
Atlanta
Territory: Georgia, Alabama, West/Central Tennessee
Sandro Murtas
Regional Manager, Export Solutions Group
Office of International Trade
U.S. Small Business Administration
U.S. Export Assistance Center
75 Fifth Street, NW, Suite 1055
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
Tel: 404-897-6089
Fax: 202-481-2966
Email: Sandro.murtas@sba.gov
Arlington, VA
Territory: Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia, West Virginia, Delaware
William Houck
Northern Virginia Export Assistance Center
Regional Manager, Export Solutions Group
2800 S. Randolph St., Suite 800
Arlington, VA 22206
Tel: 202-557-4063
Fax: 202-292-3539
Email: william.houck@sba.gov
Boston
Territory: Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island
John Joyce
Regional Manager, Export Solutions Group
Office of International Trade
JFK Federal Building, Suite 1826A
55 New Sudbury Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02203
Tel : 617-565-4305
Fax: 617-565-4313
Email: john.joyce@sba.gov
California
Irvine
Territory: Southern California, Southern Nevada, Hawaii, Guam
Martin Selander
Regional Manager, Export Solutions Group
Office of International Trade
2302 Martin Court, Suite 315
Irvine, CA 92612
Tel : 949-660-8935
Fax: 202-481-4434
Email: martin.selander@sba.gov
Ontario-Inland Empire
Territory: Southern California, Arizona
Pellson Lau
Regional Manager, Export Solutions Group
Inland Empire U.S. Export Assistance Center
3110 East Guasti Road, Suite 465
Ontario, CA 91761
Tel: 909-390-8495
Fax: 202-481-1525
Email: pellson.lau@sba.gov
Sacramento
Territory: Northern California - Fresno to the Oregon border, Northern Nevada
Jerry R. Avila
Regional Manager, Export Solutions Group
Office of International Trade
U.S. Small Business Administration
6501 Sylvan Road
Citrus Heights, California 95610
Tel : 916-735-1708
Fax: 202-741-6851
Email: jerry.avila@sba.gov
Charlotte
Territory: North Carolina, South Carolina, Eastern Tennessee
Dan Holt
Regional Manager, Export Solutions Group
Office of International Trade
521 East Morehead Street, Suite 435
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Tel: 704-333-4886 ext. 226
Fax: 704-332-2681
Email: dan.holt@trade.gov
Chicago
Territory: Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa
John Nevell
Regional Manager, Export Solutions Group
Office of International Trade
200 West Adams Street, Suite 2450
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Tel : 312-353-8065
Fax: 202-481-2281
Email: john.nevell@sba.gov
Cleveland
Territory: Ohio, Kentucky, Western New York, Western Pennsylvania
Patrick Hayes
Regional Manager, Export Solutions Group
Office of International Trade
600 Superior Avenue, Suite 700
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
Tel : 216-522-4731
Fax: 216-522-2235
Email: patrick.hayes@sba.gov
Dallas
Territory: Texas, New Mexico
Rick Schulze
Regional Manager, International Trade Finance
North Texas Export Assistance Center
U.S. Small Business Administration
4300 Amon Carter, Blvd., Suite 114
Fort Worth, Texas 76155
Tel: 817-684-5506
Fax: 817-684-5516
Email: richard.schulze@sba.gov
Denver
Territory: Wyoming, Utah, Colorado
Bryson Patterson
Export Finance Manager, Export Solutions Group
Office of International Trade
U.S. Small Business Administration
U.S. Export Assistance Center
1625 Broadway, Suite 680
Denver, CO 80202
Tel: 303-844-6623 ext. 218
Fax: 202-481-0540
Email: Bryson.Patterson@sba.gov
Detroit
Territory: Michigan, Indiana
John O'Gara
Regional Manager, Export Solutions Group
Office of International Trade
Tel : 313-320-1226
Email: john.ogara@sba.gov
Miami
Territory: Florida, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
Mary Hernandez
Regional Manager, Export Solutions Group
Office of International Trade
5835 Blue Lagoon Drive, Suite 203
Miami, Florida 33132
Tel: 305-526-7425 ext. 21
Fax: 202-481-4471
Email: mary.hernandez@sba.gov
Minneapolis
Territory: Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota
Carlos Sosa
Regional Manager, Export Solutions Group
Office of International Trade
U.S. Small Business Administration
100 North Sixth Street 210-C Butler Square
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55403
Tel : 612-348-1642
Fax: 612-370-2303
Email: carlos.sosa@sba.gov
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New Orleans
Territory: Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi
Sandro Murtas
Regional Manager, Export Solutions Group
New Orleans U.S. Export Assistance Center
Office of International Trade
U.S. Small Business Administration
423 Canal Street, Suite 419
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
Tel: 504-756-5353
Fax: 202-481-2966
Email: sandro.murtas@sba.gov
New York City
Territory: New York's 5 boroughs plus Long Island, Westchester, Mid-Hudson and Eastern New York, New Jersey
Toni Corsini
Regional Manager, Export Solutions Group
Office of International Trade
U.S. Small Business Administration
U.S. Export Assistance Center
33 Whitehall Street, 22nd Floor
New York, New York 10004
Tel : 212-809-2645
Fax: 212-809-2687
Email: toni.corsini@trade.gov
Philadelphia
Territory: Eastern Pennsylvania
Robert Elsas
Regional Manager, Export Solutions Group
Office of International Trade
The Curtis Center
601 Walnut Street, Suite 580 West
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106
Tel: 215-597-6110
Fax: 202-481-5216
Email: robert.elsas@trade.gov
Portland
Territory: Oregon, Southern Idaho, Montana
Jeff Deiss
Regional Manager, Export Solutions Group
One World Trade Center
121 SW Salmon Street, Suite 242
Portland, OR 97204
Tel: 503-326-5498
Email: jeff.deiss@trade.gov
Seattle
Territory: Washington, Alaska, Northern Idaho
Pru Balatero
Regional Manager, Export Solutions Group
Office of International Trade
c/o U.S. Export Assistance Center
2001 Sixth Avenue, Suite 2610
Seattle, Washington 98121
Tel: 206-553-0051 ext.228
Fax: 206-553-7253
Email: pru.balatero@trade.gov
St. Louis
Territory: Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska
John Blum
Regional Manager, Export Solutions Group
Office of International Trade
8235 Forsyth Blvd., Suite 520
St. Louis, Missouri 63105
Tel : 314-425-3304
Fax: 314-425-3381
Email: john.blum@trade.gov
