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NVision Solutions Addresses the Role of Small Business in International Trade at the 2008 Gulf Coast Trade Alliance's World Trade Conference


June 5, 2008 - Biloxi, Miss.
Appearing (from L-R): David Butler, US Department of Commerce - International Trade Specialist; Liz Cleveland, MDA - Manager Global Business Division; Jessica Gordon, US Department of Commerce/MS Export Assistance Center - International Trade Specialist;

The 2008 Gulf Coast Trade Alliance’s World Trade Conference, recently held in Biloxi, April 2-4, 2008, was well attended and featured special sessions on logistics and transportation relative to the expansions of the Panama Canal and the Canadian Gateway projects. Additionally, there was a special focus on trade facilitation services available to regional exporters and importers.

“Many business owners, especially small ones, may wonder if small businesses are doing business internationally. You bet! The world is yours for the taking,” said Craig Harvey, CIO and Executive VP for NVision Solutions, as he addressed attendees during Friday’s General Session entitled, Profile of U.S. Service Exports. “NVison’s expertise includes GIS, remote sensing, database development and deployment, software development, and program support, but they might as well be janitorial services, lawn care or window washing and while they are all important services, they’re hard to export.”

NVision Solutions, a small business on the Gulf Coast, continues to grow with more than 30 employees. With new contracts being put in place, they expect to add an additional ten employees to their ranks. NVision continues to balance growth with market expansion by continuing to hire the best and the brightest the state has to offer.

According to Harvey, some small business barriers to exporting are ignorance, fear, expertise, international marketing capabilities, language barriers and trade laws. And with all that said small businesses are the largest employer in the U.S. and significant growth in exports rests squarely on small business.

Harvey concluded his comments by praising the support and services offered through the U.S. Commercial Service and the Mississippi Development Authority, noting that these two groups are here to help businesses succeed.

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