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The Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce International Business Department promotes business connections between Fort Worth-based companies and potential partners
around the globe. The Chamber also offers professional development and counseling services with regard to exports, imports, and strategy.
As part of outbound trade missions, the Fort Worth Chamber has sent first-time exporters as well as established international players to Ecuador, Brazil, Beijing, Shanghai, Mexico, Canada, and Swaziland; each group received pre-arranged meetings with screened potential clients/partners and country specific market research. A host of large and small Fort Worth companies, including Lockheed-Martin, RadioShack, Legare Furniture, and Asian Antiques Ltd. already operate internationally and continue to profit from Chamber assistance.
On the local level, the Chamber regularly hosts inbound trade missions and has attracted foreign direct investment from such companies as Dannon, Grupo Bimbo, Arrow Hose & Tubing, Galderma, and Recaro.
We would like to learn more about your business, the following questionnaire will will only take a few minutes to complete. Thank you for taking the time to help us serve you better.
Click here to fill out our International Business Questionnaire
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Please check back for upcoming Events/Seminars
For more information contact:
Mary Weaver
Director of International Business
817-336-2491 x 229
mweaver@fortworthchamber.com
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Professional Development and Services |
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International Business Counseling
The Chamber provides its members with personalized international business counseling to guide them through the business development process. The Chamber offers members an export advisory team composed of an accountant, lawyer, and freight forwarder. The team assists members with the following services:
- Feasibility studies
- Market entry strategies
- Logistics/Distribution
- Pricing
- Financing
- Legal issues
- Identifying potential customers and partners
International Executive Dialogue
This group comprised of business leaders meets quarterly to discuss and exchange experiences, challenges, and opportunities with regard to international business.
Internships
The Chamber offers unpaid internships to students and recent college graduates with an interest in international business. Please contact Mary Weaver, Director of International Business Development, for more information.
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Global Initiatives and Strategic Alliances |
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Strategic Alliances with AMCHAM’s and National Chambers of Commerce in:
- Argentina
- Brazil
- Canada
- China
- Chile
- Costa Rica
- Mexico
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What Fort Worth Has to Offer |
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Fort Worth specializes in these industries:
- Transportation
- Logistics
- Distribution
- Life Sciences
- Energy
- Aerospace
Reasons Fort Worth attracts foreign-owned business:
- Texas and the Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) Metroplex have been named the #1 state in the USA and the top market in Texas for business relocation and expansion by several sources, including Site Selection and Chief Executive magazines.
- DFW International Airport’s strategic central location facilitates cargo connections around the world. Its location offers superior air and trucking connections, and provides commercial air travel convenience for 60 million travelers a year.
- Alliance Airport, the world’s first industrial airport, is the only Foreign Trade Zone in North Texas with combined air, rail, and highway access.
- The City of Fort Worth earned the Best Workplaces for Commuters designation - a mark of environmental and commuter friendliness – from the U. S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) and the U. S. Department of Transportation (DOT).
- Foreign trade zones
- The superhighway – Interstate 35W – runs through Fort Worth, linking the United States to both Canada and Mexico
- Incentives for foreign direct investment in Fort Worth
- Tech Fort Worth (formerly Fort Worth MedTech Center), a privately funded non-profit business incubator, provides specialized and industry-specific business assistance to technology start-up companies.
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Mayor's Global Business Awards |
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Mayor’s Global Business Awards – May 28, 2008
This annual event recognizes excellence in exporting, importing and services, and promotes local awareness of the benefits of international business. The Chamber works as a co-host of the Mayor’s Global Business Awards in cooperation with the Fort Worth International Center. The 2008 winners are, Small Business Category: Teneo Linguistics Company, LLC; Medium Business Category: Turbomeca USA; Large Business Category: ATC Logistics & Electronic; and the recipient to the Kenneth Barr Flagship Award went to BNSF Railway.
BNSF Railway is one of the four remaining transcontinental railroads and one of the largest railroad networks in North America. When the predecessors of BNSF Railway first started operations, they were building a nation by linking America’s borders. Today, their focus is on helping to expand the global marketplace for goods and services. The people who build BNSF Railway are a unique breed, blending the forward-thinking of dreamers with the pragmatism of results-oriented business leaders. This heritage played a central role in settling and growing the American West, and is helping shippers achieve better business performance today. Congratulations BNSF Railway, recipient of the Kenneth Barr International Flagship Award, “for outstanding success and proven dedication to long-term international business development in Fort Worth”!
 Teneo Linguistics Company, LLC was founded in Fort Worth by Hana Laurenzo in 2005 as the first full-service multilingual translation business in the area of North Texas. The team at Teneo Linguistics Company, LLC has helped numerous international businesses to skillfully communicate their messages in a professional and culturally sensitive manner, avoid the unpleasant and costly effects of misunderstanding and misinterpretation and attract new market segments and business opportunities. Congratulations Teneo Linguistics Company, LLC, recipient of the 2008 Mayor’s Global Business Award in the Small Business Category!
 Turbomeca USA, is part of the SAFRAN Group, an international high technology group with four core businesses: Aerospace Propulsion, Aircraft Equipment, Defense Security, and Communications. Located in Grand Prairie, Texas, Turbomeca USA is one of 14 sites within the network providing maintenance, repairs and overhauls as well as manufacturing new helicopter engines and accessories for Turbomeca’s North American customer base. Turbomeca has retained its pioneering spirit, constantly optimizing the performance and reliability of its turbines while providing superior customer service worldwide. Congratulations Turbomeca USA, recipient of the 2008 Mayor’s Global Business Award in the Medium Business Category!
 ATC Logistics & Electronics delivers third party logistics and supply chain services, specializing in forward logistics, reverse logistics, asset recovery, test & repair, kitting & packaging and value-added services for high-value, serialized devices in the wireless, broadband and medical industries. Strategically located in the Alliance Global Logistics Hub, ATCLE is in the prime location for international trade. Many device manufacturers based outside of the United States have achieved greater market share and reduced costs by utilizing ATC Logistics & Electronics’ services. Congratulations, ATC Logistics & Electronics, recipient of the 2008 Mayor’s Global Business Award in the Large Business Category!
Lee Cullum, host of the KERA series CEO,having an informal business dialogue with each of the winners.
(Photos courtesy of Suzanna Dillard)
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Trade Mission / Events |
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Fort Worth Trade Mission to Canada 2007
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Click here to read the rest of this December 2007 Chamberletter story |
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Fort Worth Trade Mission to China May 2006
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The May 2006 China Business Mission included a delegation of 20, pictured here are, Bill Frainey-DFW International Airport, Randy Humphreys-JP Morgan Chase Bank, Ricardo Carrillo-Carrillo Funeral Directors and Carey Spence-Fort Worth International Center. |
China, one of the world’s most dynamic markets, is Fort Worth/Dallas’s number one trading partner. To expand on that relationship, a group of business people put together by the Fort Worth Chamber, the Fort Worth International Center and the Greater Dallas Chamber has just returned from an eight-day trade mission to Shanghai and Beijing. Click here for complete story in June 2006 Chamberletter.
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Organizations in Partnership |
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The Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce collaborates with several organizations at the local, state and national levels including:
The Dallas Regional Chamber unites and engages the Dallas region ’s business community, and provides dynamic business and civic leadership to develop and sustain a prosperous economy and vibrant community.
The US Export Assistance Center provides export information and development assistance to help small businesses take advantage of export markets, including trade counseling, training, legal assistance and publications.
The North Texas District Export Council is a diverse group of volunteer international trade professionals who meet for preliminary sessions addressing international issues and awareness. Members include exporters, providers of export support services and academia.
The Office of Economic Development and Tourism markets Texas and promotes the opportunities that anyone can find within Texas’ borders. Whether permanently relocating a business or simply planning a weekend get-away, this office serves to showcase Texas and facilitate the arrival of its guests.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce-As the nation’s largest not-for-profit business federation, the U.S. Chamber represents the interests of businesses, local Chambers, and business associations in Washington, D.C.
For more information contact:
Mary Weaver
Director of International Business
817-336-2491 x 229
mweaver@fortworthchamber.com
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