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, Arizona
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

Sacramento
Territory: Northern California - Fresno to the Oregon border, Northern Nevada, Hawaii, Guam
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/Fort Worth
Territory: Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma
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: Colorado, New Mexico, Utah,  Wyoming 
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
Office of International Trade
U.S. Export Assistance Center
440 Burroughs, Suite 315
Detroit, MI 48202
Office: (313) 872-6793
Fax: (202) 481-2666
Email: john.ogara@sba.gov

Miami
Territory: Florida, Puerto Rico
Mary Hernandez
Regional Manager, Export Solutions Group
Office of International Trade
5835 Blue Lagoon Drive, Suite 203
Miami, Florida 33126
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
Pellson Lau
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: 504-589-6730
Fax: 202-481-1525
Email: pellson.lau@sba.gov

New York City
Territory: New York's 5 boroughs plus Eastern Upstate 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
290 Broadway, Rm 1312
New York, New York 10007
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:  Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska
John Blum
Regional Manager, Export Solutions Group
Office of International Trade
8235 Forsyth Blvd., Suite 520
St. Louis, Missouri 63105
Tel : 314-260-3788
Fax: 314-425-3381
Email: john.blum@trade.gov