Webinar highlights export opportunities, programs

Biomass Power & Thermal

By Lisa Gibson April 18, 2011

Contrary to popular belief, small U.S. companies play a significant role in the country’s exports. In fact, 97 percent of all U.S. exporters are small businesses, according to Richard Ginsburg, senior international trade specialist with the Small Business Administration (SBA). He added that companies with 20 employees or fewer account for almost 70 percent of all U.S. exporters.

Ginsburg was one of five speakers during the April 18 webinar Biomass Energy Export – Market Opportunities and Government Programs, hosted by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Biomass Thermal Energy Council (BTEC). The free event was organized through the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Export Initiative (RE4I) and was designed to identify key federal government export promotion programs and highlight opportunities related to the export of biomass feedstock and equipment.

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