Podcast 2.7: Exporting your products or services with Nate Ward

How can you expand your market beyond the USA?

Nate Ward runs the Ohio Export Assistance Network serving the greater Cleveland-Akron area. He tackles these important questions:

• How does a small business owner know when to consider exporting?
• What are some preconceived ideas US businesses have about global business that are often wrong?
• What are some challenges a small business owner should consider when dealing with a variety of countries?
• What are some unusual things you’ve witnessed in another country that might be unexpected for an American audience

Ohio Export Assistance Network has helped hundreds of Ohio companies grow their export sales by nearly $100m over the past ten years, growing business on every continent except Antarctica. Nate and his team, housed at Cleveland State University, manages the longest running export accelerator in the country, one of four export internship host sites, and occasionally lead Ohio trade missions to various foreign markets.