APICS St Louis

and

present

Export Missouri

with

 Doug Potts & Ruth Tucker

Missouri Department of Economic Development

International Trade & Investment Office

Ninety-six percent of the world’s consumers live outside the United States, so if a US business is only selling domestically, they are reaching just a small share of potential customers. Exporting enables companies to diversify their portfolios and to weather changes in the domestic economy. During the past 25 years, US exports have made an important contribution to our country’s economic growth – increasing five-fold from $224 billion to more than $1.1 trillion. Exports have created over 10 million jobs in America.

The Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) provides a variety of services for businesses seeking to begin or expand their export efforts. Join us as we learn more the about current trends and outlook in international trade, their impact on Missouri industries and what the DED can do for your business.

Doug Potts provides trade, corporate recruitment and international business planning services in the Southeast Asia, Korea and Japanese markets where he has led several trade missions. Doug brings more than 13 years of experience in business development, international sales and project management. His expertise includes analyzing and establishing visibility in international markets; building and managing sales and growth plans; and evaluating business models. He possesses solid experience in contract negotiation; domestic and international government relations; and growing sales operations for international businesses. Doug holds Bachelor of Arts and Sciences degrees in Chinese Language and International Business from Washington University in St. Louis.

Ruth Tucker coordinates the state of Missouri’s efforts with its foreign offices in Seoul, Tokyo, Singapore; Hong Kong and Shanghai. Ruth is a graduate from University of Wisconsin – River Falls where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics and International Studies. She also obtained the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Certificate as an exchange student at Florida International University.

**This program is offered free of charge. Advance registration requested.**

**Refreshments provided**