Join our multi-sector trade mission to East Africa - The World Trade Center Arkansas will be launching a multi-sector trade mission with an emphasis in travel and tourism to Kenya, Rwanda and Ethiopia from Jan. 20 – Feb. 1, 2019 and is inviting other World Trade Centers to join them. Participants in the trade mission will have ... more

WTC Arkansas Forms Alliance with U.S. SBA - The World Trade Center Arkansas and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) officially formed a strategic alliance this week to improve small business opportunities in Arkansas and strengthen and expand small business development throughout the state. The alliance was pub... more

WTC Arkansas Receives $592,000 Grant from EDA - The U.S. Small Business Administration awarded $150,000 to the World Trade Center Arkansas as a part of the State Trade Expansion Program grant initiative. The STEP grant program’s objectives are to help eligible small business concerns enter into and succeed in the internatio... more

New Data Report Highlights Arkansas Export Trends - The World Trade Center Arkansas published an International Trade Data Summary this week for state, national and international business leaders and government officials. The Summary released this week focuses on the Western Hemisphere, Arkansas’s region of growth for the report... more

Canadian officials engage Arkansas businesses - Canadian officials work with World Trade Center to engage Arkansas businesses Trade officials from the Consulate General of Canada in Dallas coordinated with the World Trade Center Arkansas to engage Arkansas businesses and stakeholders through commercial diplomacy in a vi... more

Arkansas partnership to bring Vitamin D to Africa - World Trade Center Facilitates New International Partnership to Improve Vitamin D Access in Africa Bio-Tech Pharmacal of Fayetteville has launched a new partnership with Princess Dr. Moradeun Ogunlana, CEO of Innovative Global Consulting and the African Women’s Health Proj... more

Five Arkansas Companies Honored at Trade Awards - Governor Asa Hutchinson hosted the ninth annual Governor’s Awards for Excellence in Global Trade today. The awards luncheon, organized by the Arkansas District Export Council (ArDEC), took place at at the Governor’s Mansion. Five Arkansas companies will were recognized during ... more

Export Financing Seminars Help Arkansas Businesses - The World Trade Center Arkansas partnered with multiple organizations to hold a seminar called “Inside Export Financing” for Arkansas companies in need of financial programs and resources to help expand their markets overseas. The seminars took place on May 22 in Rogers and Ma... more

Trade With Africa Summit Convenes Global Leaders - The Trade with Africa Business Summit convened in Bentonville, Ark. on Thursday and Friday this week. The summit was convened by Nazaru CEO Toyin Umesiri who designed the summit to position Arkansas as a favorable destination for African business and political leaders looking ... more

WTC Arkansas surveys companies on tariffs impact - The Arkansas District Export Council and the World Trade Center Arkansas surveyed state companies to assess the potential impact of the anticipated steel and aluminum tariffs on their businesses. The center and council released the survey on March 15 and used the results to in... more