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SUMMARY:Mini-Export Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:Mini-Export Seminar Series\n\n\n\nIn this upcoming installment of the Mini-Export-Seminar Series we will hear from export assistant specialists at the National Small Business Administration and the State Export Finance Assistance Center of Washington. Fully utilizing the free and low-cost assistance of Federal and State agencies is a first step to a successful export plan.\n\nWe would love for you to join us for the continuation of this informative seminar series and help you take another step toward expansion of sales into international markets.\n \n\nPresenters:\n\nZara Castillo \n\nDirector of Export Finance Assistance Center of Washington (EFACW)\n\n\n\nA native of Manila in the Philippines\, Zara continued her education in Washington State and graduated from the Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington. Zara holds a certification in Global Finance Management and Global Marketing Strategies from Thunderbird School of Global Management.\n\n\n\nPrior to joining EFACW as the Program Manager\, Zara's experience with trade and international affairs included Washington State Department of Commerce and the American Chamber of Commerce in Manila\, Philippines.\n\n \n\nLee Gibbs\n\nRegional Export Finance Manager - Washington\, Alaska\, North Idaho\n\nOffice of International Trade\n\n \n\n\n\nLee Gibbs is the Export Finance Manager for the SBA Office of International Trade covering the Washington\, Alaska\, and North Idaho areas. Prior to joining the SBA\, Lee had been with Zion's Bank for the past 17 years utilizing the SBA International Finance Programs and was at one time the Export Lender of the year nationally and received the SBA Export Financing Pioneer Award. He has over 38 years of experience in Agricultural\, Commercial\, and SBA lending\, and he has a strong understanding of the practical application and use of all the SBA Export Loan Programs.\n\n \n\nLee earned a Bachelor's of Science degree from Brigham Young University. He is active with various District Export Councils and serves on the advisory board for the University of Idaho's College of Business
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="color:#e36f13\;"><strong><span style="font-size:16px\;">Mini-Export Seminar Series</span></strong></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="color:#696969\;">In this upcoming installment of the Mini-Export-Seminar Series we will hear from export assistant specialists at the National Small Business Administration and the State Export Finance Assistance Center of Washington. Fully utilizing the free and low-cost assistance of Federal and State agencies is a first step to a successful export plan.</span></span></span><br />\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="color:#696969\;">We would love for you to join us for the continuation of this informative seminar series and help you take another step toward expansion of sales into international markets.</span></span></span>\n<div style="border:none\;border-bottom:solid #F1F1F5 1.0pt\;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in\;background:white\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="color:#696969\;">&nbsp\;<br />\nPresenters:</span><br />\n<span style="color:#e36f13\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><strong>Zara Castillo&nbsp\;</strong></span></span><br />\n<span style="color:#696969\;"><strong>Director of Export Finance Assistance Center of Washington (EFACW)</strong></span></span></span><br />\n<img alt="" height="205" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1361/Image/ZaraHeadShot.jpg" style="caret-color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: -webkit-standard\; width: 150px\; height: 205px\;" width="150" /><br />\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="color:#696969\;">A native of Manila in the Philippines\, Zara continued her education in Washington State and graduated from the Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington. Zara holds a certification in Global Finance Management and Global Marketing Strategies from Thunderbird School of Global Management.<br />\n<br />\nPrior to joining EFACW as the Program Manager\, Zara&rsquo\;s experience with trade and international affairs included Washington State Department of Commerce and the American Chamber of Commerce in Manila\, Philippines.<br />\n&nbsp\;</span><br />\n<span style="color:#e36f13\;"><strong><span style="font-size:16px\;">Lee Gibbs</span></strong></span><br />\n<strong><span style="color:#696969\;">Regional Export Finance Manager - Washington\, Alaska\, North Idaho<br />\nOffice of International Trade</span></strong><br />\n<span style="color:#696969\;"><img alt="" height="200" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1361/Image/LeeGibbsPhoto.jpg" style="width: 200px\; height: 200px\;" width="200" />&nbsp\;<br />\n<br />\nLee Gibbs is the Export Finance Manager for the SBA Office of International Trade covering the Washington\, Alaska\, and North Idaho areas. Prior to joining the SBA\, Lee had been with Zion&#39\;s Bank for the past 17 years utilizing the SBA International Finance Programs and was at one time the Export Lender of the year nationally and received the SBA Export Financing Pioneer Award. He has over 38 years of experience in Agricultural\, Commercial\, and SBA lending\, and he has a strong understanding of the practical application and use of all the SBA Export Loan Programs.<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\nLee earned a Bachelor&#39\;s of Science degree from Brigham Young University. He is active with various District Export Councils and serves on the advisory board for the University of Idaho&#39\;s College of Business</span></span></span></div>\n
LOCATION:1120 Downtown 1120 Pacific Ave. 2nd Floor Tacoma\, WA 98402
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URL:https://business.tacomachamber.org/events/details/mini-export-seminar-series-13877
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