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SUMMARY:Louisiana-Mississippi Trade Mission to Mexico 2022
DESCRIPTION:Louisiana-Mississippi Trade Mission to Mexico\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation: Villahermosa\, Tabasco\n\n\n\n2022 Dates to be announced\n\n \n \n\n\n\nABOUT THE TRADE MISSION: \n\n\n\nAll registered participants\, will be able to participate in business matchmaking meetings.  If you have not submitted your Company/Organization Profile\, please do so using the link provided below.  Once your profile is submitted\, you will be contacted to begin the meeting matchmaking process.\n\n\n\nSBA eligible companies will be able to apply for a STEP grant to cover up to 90% of the participation and travel costs.\n\n\n	STEP 1: Register for the trade mission using the Register button above\, right\n	STEP 2: Complete a State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) grant application here* - this step is intended for For-Profit small businesses only\; companies must meet SBA small business size standards in order to receive funding. STEP funding is available to reimburse qualified companies 90% of registration and other expenses associated with participation in this mission. Submit your completed application by email to Jessica.Steverson@la.gov.\n\n  \n\nWe continue to monitor the pandemic here in the U.S. and Mexico\, working with our counterparts in the host state of Tabasco and neighboring participating states. \n\n\n\nClick here for preliminary program information.\n\n \n\nThe trade mission to Villahermosa\, Tabasco follows previous missions between the Gulf States of Mexico and the U.S. that occurred as part of the Gulf States Initiative.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nREGISTRATION\n\n\n\nWTC Members and Non-Members* Welcome\n\n*Look for the Not A Member? section on registration page\n\n\n\nClick to REGISTER NOW !\n\n\n\nRegistration Fee: *$1\,500 (company registration\, 1 representative)\n\n\n\nAdditional Representative: *$500\n\n\n\n*STEP grant eligible fees\n\n\n\nRegistration fee covers program participation\, including translation services\, B2B meetings\, ground transportation and scheduled meals throughout the in-person program. Airfare and hotel expenses are not included in the registration fee. \n\n \n\nHave you applied for the STEP grant\, yet? No? APPLY NOW!
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<div style="text-align: center\;"><span style="font-size:22px\;"><strong><span style="color:#4e8abe\;">Louisiana-Mississippi&nbsp\;Trade Mission to Mexico</span><br />\n<br />\n<img alt="" height="273" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/9353/Image/mexico_mission_trip_maponly.png" style="width: 700px\; height: 273px\;" width="700" /><br />\n<br />\n<span style="color:#000000\;">Location: Villahermosa\, Tabasco<br />\n<br />\n2022 Dates to be announced</span></strong></span><br />\n&nbsp\;</div>\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<br />\n<span style="background-color:#f7f7f7\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:11.5pt\;"><strong>ABOUT THE TRADE MISSION:</strong>&nbsp\;</span></span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:11.5pt\;">All&nbsp\;<u>registered</u>&nbsp\;participants\, will be able to participate in business matchmaking meetings.&nbsp\; If you have not submitted your Company/Organization Profile\, please do so using the link provided below. &nbsp\;Once your profile is submitted\, you will be contacted to begin the meeting matchmaking process.<br />\n<br />\n<span style="color:#000000\;"><strong><span style="font-size:12pt\;">SBA eligible&nbsp\;companies</span></strong>&nbsp\;will be able to apply for a </span><strong><a href="https://www.opportunitylouisiana.com/small-business/special-programs-for-small-business/step-grant" target="_blank"><span style="color:#000000\;">STEP</span></a><span style="color:#000000\;"> grant to cover up to 90%</span></strong><span style="color:#000000\;"> of the participation and travel costs.</span></span>\n\n<ul>\n	<li><span style="color:#000000\;"><strong><span style="font-size:12pt\;">STEP 1</span></strong></span><span style="font-size:13pt\;"><span style="color:#000000\;">: Register for the&nbsp\;trade mission using the <strong><span style="background-color:#FF8C00\;">Register</span></strong> button above\, right</span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="color:#000000\;"><strong><span style="font-size:12pt\;">STEP 2</span></strong><span style="font-size:13pt\;">: Complete a State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) grant application&nbsp\;</span></span><u><a href="https://www.opportunitylouisiana.com/small-business/special-programs-for-small-business/step-grant" onclick="window.open(this.href\, ''\, 'resizable=yes\,status=no\,location=no\,toolbar=no\,menubar=no\,fullscreen=no\,scrollbars=no\,dependent=no')\; return false\;"><span style="color:#000000\;"><span style="font-size:13pt\;">here</span></span></a></u><span style="color:#000000\;"><span style="font-size:11.5pt\;">* - this step is intended for&nbsp\;<u>For-Profit small businesses only</u>\; companies must meet SBA small business size standards in order to receive funding. STEP funding is available to reimburse qualified companies 90% of registration and other expenses associated with participation in this mission. Submit your completed application by email to&nbsp\;</span></span><a href="mailto:Jessica.Steverson@la.gov"><span style="color:#000000\;"><span style="font-size:11.5pt\;">Jessica.Steverson@la.gov</span></span></a><span style="color:#000000\;"><span style="font-size:11.5pt\;">.</span></span></li>\n</ul>\n<span style="color:#000000\;"> &nbsp\;</span><br />\n<span style="font-size:12pt\;"><span style="color:#000000\;">We continue to monitor the pandemic here in the U.S. and Mexico\, working with our counterparts in the host state of Tabasco and neighboring participating states.&nbsp\;</span><br />\n<br />\n<strong><a href="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/9353/File/MissiontoMexicoProgramv1.6.22.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0000FF\;"><u>Click here</u></span></a><span style="color:#0000FF\;"> </span></strong><span style="color:#000000\;">for preliminary program information.</span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="color:#000000\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:12pt\;">The trade mission to Villahermosa\, Tabasco follows previous missions between the Gulf States of Mexico and the U.S. that occurred as part of the Gulf States Initiative. &nbsp\;</span></span></span><br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<span style="background-color:#f7f7f7\;"><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:11.5pt\;"><strong>REGISTRATION</strong></span></span></span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-size: 16px\; background-color: rgb(0\, 255\, 255)\;">WTC Members and Non-Members* Welcome</span><br />\n<em><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;">*Look for the Not A Member? section on registration page</span></span></em><br />\n<br />\n<a href="https://members.wtcno.org/events/register/367" onclick="window.open(this.href\, ''\, 'resizable=yes\,status=no\,location=no\,toolbar=no\,menubar=no\,fullscreen=no\,scrollbars=no\,dependent=no')\; return false\;"><strong><span style="font-size:18px\;">Click to REGISTER NOW !</span></strong></a><br />\n<br />\n<span style="background-color:#f7f7f7\;"><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:11.5pt\;">Registration Fee:&nbsp\;*$1\,500&nbsp\;(company registration\, 1 representative)<br />\n<br />\nAdditional Representative:&nbsp\;*$500<br />\n<br />\n*STEP grant eligible fees<br />\n<br />\nRegistration fee covers program participation\, including translation services\, B2B meetings\, ground transportation and scheduled meals throughout the in-person program.&nbsp\;Airfare and hotel expenses are not included in the registration fee.&nbsp\;<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\nHave you applied for the STEP grant\, yet? No?&nbsp\;</span></span></span></span><u><span style="font-family:calibri\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:11pt\;"><a href="https://www.opportunitylouisiana.com/small-business/special-programs-for-small-business/step-grant" onclick="window.open(this.href\, ''\, 'resizable=yes\,status=no\,location=no\,toolbar=no\,menubar=no\,fullscreen=no\,scrollbars=no\,dependent=no')\; return false\;"><span style="color:#0000CD\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:11.5pt\;">APPLY NOW!</span></span></span></a></span></span></u>
LOCATION:Villahermosa\, Tabasco
UID:e.9353.453
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DTSTAMP:20260530T090224Z
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