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Export Compliance Essentials: Resources & Partner Programs
Export Compliance Essentials: Resources & Partner Programs
March 11, 2026/
Connect with the right partners. Strengthen your program!
Successful exporters don’t operate in isolation. When you tap into private, state, and federal resources, you can strengthen compliance and unlock new global opportunities.
Hosted by Michael D. Easton, President of Star USA, this session features Nate Ward from the Ohio SBDC Export Assistance Network and Todd Hiser from U.S. Commercial Services. Together they explain programs and tools that reduce compliance risk, build export readiness, and connect you with qualified partners around the world.
You’re not alone in global trade. When compliance teams, sales teams, and leadership work together and leverage the right resources, exporting becomes more strategic, sustainable, and successful.
Topics Include:
- Key export assistance programs for U.S. businesses
- Services from the U.S. Commercial Services and SBDC networks
- Export financing tools from the Export-Import Bank and SBA
- How state and federal partners collaborate to support exporters
Quick Tip:
One of the best ways to succeed in exporting is to make sure your leadership is on board and ready to invest internationally.
Resources
- Star USA - Export Compliance Essentials Resources & Partner Programs Slides
- Nate Ward - Ohio Development Support for Exporters Slides
- Todd Hiser - CS Export Overview Slides
- Export Assistance and International Engagement | Development
- Office of Manufacturing and Trade | U.S. Small Business Administration
1 LCB/CES/MES CE credit available until February 4, 2027.
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