Expand Your Business Globally: Illinois Export Roadshow 2025

Learn how state resources can help your business grow through exports with International Trade Specialists from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Office of Trade and Investment (OTI) and Illinois Small Business Development Center-International Trade Centers (SBDC-ITCs).

Join us to explore solutions, connect with experts, and take the next step forward to global success.

Who should attend?

• Companies exporting or interested in exporting
• Economic Development Organizations

What you’ll learn:

OTI services:

• Export assistance and education
• Illinois State Trade and Export Promotion (ISTEP) program
• Market intelligence and international protocol
• Trade mission coordination

Illinois SBDC-ITCs services:

• Export strategy and planning
• International market selection and market entry strategy
• Export pricing strategy
• Export marketing strategy and resources

Dates and locations:

• Glen Ellyn
  October 28. 10:00am – 12:00pm
  Business Development Center (Civic Center), 535 Duane Street, Training Room 301, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
  Contact: Monica Hernandez: hernandezm68@cod.edu
• Chicago
  October 30. 10:00am – 12:00pm
  Women’s Business Development Center (WBDC), 8 South Michigan Ave, Ste 1308, Chicago, IL 60603
  Contact: Soraya Hernandez: shernandez@wbdc.org
• Peoria
  November 5. 12:00pm – 1:30pm
  Bradley University, Business and Engineering Convergence Center Room-BECC 1122
  1500 W Main St, Peoria, IL 61606
  Contact: Jim Ryan: illinoissbdcitc@bradley.edu
• Champaign
  November 6. 3:00pm – 4:30pm
  University of Illinois Research Park, Enterprise Works, 60 Hazelwood Dr, Champaign, IL 61820
  Contact: Beatriz Ramirez: br@cusbdc.org