SIDO 2020 Washington Forum Arek N Stephens Business

SIDO 2020 Washington Forum Aérek N. Stephens Business Development Specialist Office of Small Business Main Title of Presentation Sub-heading Name of Presenter Title of Presenter Date

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EXIM Supports Small Business! FY 2019 In FY 2019, EXIM authorized $8. 2 billion of loan guarantees, export credit insurance, and direct loans in support of an estimated $9 billion of U. S. export sales. >$8. 2 B U. S. export sales backed by EXIM in FY 2019 supported an estimated 34, 000 U. S. jobs. In FY 2019, EXIM’s small business authorizations totaled nearly $2. 3 billion, representing 27. 5 percent of total authorizations exceeding the agency’s charter requirement of 25 percent. Transactions that directly benefited small business exporters were more than 89 percent of total transactions. EXIM authorized $440. 6 million for minority- and women-owned businesses in FY 2019. >2, 348

REGIONAL EXPORT PROMOTION PROGRAM Ø Launched in 1988 as a pilot program to build better relationships at the state level Ø In 2016 EXIM overhauled the program to assist the Small Business Division meet the Charter mandate that Small Business consist of 25% of EXIM authorizations. Under our new seven year authorization our new goal is 30% Ø 5

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Our Membership Breakdown Ø 14 Small Business Development Centers Ø 6 Word Trade Ø 19 State & City Trade Ø 14 Government and private partnerships Ø 4 Minority Business Development Agency Export Centers 7

How REPP can support you Ø All the essential support and resources your organization needs, including training and marketing materials at no cost Ø Highly qualified trade-finance specialists to speak at your events Ø One-on-one trade finance counseling and support for exporters Ø Use of the EXIM Bank logo on joint marketing materials Ø Free admission to EXIM-sponsored events (i. e. Annual Conference) Ø Assistance with joint marketing and joint outreach campaigns 8

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Aerek N. Stephens Export Finance Manager Export-Import Bank of United States Phone: 202 -565 -3913 Email: Aerek Stephens@exim. gov 1 -800 -565 -3946 | exim. gov