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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.
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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 Melonye Whitson 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
- Germany
- 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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Trade Mission / Events |
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Fort Worth Sister Cities Search Trip to China
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Click here to see photos and read the blog about this trip, taken in May 2010.
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Fort Worth Trade Mission to Lower Saxony, Germany
Click here to see photos and read the blog about this trip, taken in June 2010.
Click here for details about a trade show with a German delegation at the Fort Worth Club, Oct. 26, 2010.
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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:
Melonye Whitson
817-336-2491 ext. 3393
mwhitson@fortworthchamber.com
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