World Tampa Bay enterprise leaders and 5 native firms have concluded a profitable four-day commerce mission to the Dominican Republic, as introduced in a information launch this Friday.
The Dominican Republic ranks as Florida’s fourth-largest vacation spot for merchandise exports, following Brazil, Colombia, and Chile.
Over $15.79 Million in Gross sales Anticipated
The commerce mission facilitated over 50 one-on-one matchmaking conferences between Tampa Bay and Dominican Republic companies. This led to an anticipated merchandise and repair gross sales exceeding $15.79 million within the upcoming 12 months.
“You realize it’s a profitable mission when companies report concrete gross sales and new contracts, instantly following a global commerce mission,” remarked Invoice Cronin, Chairman of World Tampa Bay and CEO of Pasco County Financial Improvement Council.
Supporting New and Skilled Exporters
Cronin highlighted the significance of aiding each newcomer and veteran exporters, as they strengthen resilient firms very important for the regional financial system. Commerce missions like these are essential for Tampa Bay-based companies interested by discovering and fascinating with potential shoppers in international markets.
Efficient Coordination and Help
World Tampa Bay coordinated the mission in collaboration with Port Tampa Bay and Tampa Worldwide Airport. Contributors, on common, had 9 conferences every with potential Dominican Republic shoppers organized by means of the U.S. Business Service Gold Key program.
Cynthia Johnson, a board member at World Tampa Bay and Director of Financial Improvement for Pinellas County, acknowledged the U.S. Business Service staff’s essential position. She expressed gratitude to Isiah Parnell, the USA Embassy’s Cost’ d’Affaires in Santo Domingo, for supporting World Tampa Bay’s worldwide enterprise growth goals.
Future Worldwide Engagements
Within the upcoming months, World Tampa Bay plans to arrange international direct funding missions to Medica in Germany and to the UK. Medica is without doubt one of the world’s largest B2B medical commerce festivals.
Craig Richard, the incoming chairman of World Tampa Bay and present CEO of the Tampa Bay Financial Improvement Council, noticed a major uptick in worldwide firms seeking to broaden into the Tampa Bay area. He famous, “we’re in a position to leverage Florida’s international enterprise strengths to set our area aside as a frontrunner in each export commerce and international direct funding.”
