ExporTech™

An Export Acceleration System for Achieving Profitable Growth
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Join us for this 3 session, highly interactive program to develop your strategic export growth plan!

May 16, June 13 & July 25, 2024 |  UW-Stout, Menomonie, WI

To ensure full consideration, apply by April 30.

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ExporTech™ is the only national export assistance program that offers a structured, yet customizable, process that guides companies through every aspect of export growth. At the completion of the program, each company will have developed its own international growth plan and accelerated export sales process.

ExporTech™ was designed specifically for manufacturers who need innovative ways to grow, and see international sales as part of the answer. The program provides executive leaders with a systematic approach for entering or expanding in global markets. 

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What can ExporTech™ do for me?

  • Provide your company with a systematic process for entering or expanding in global markets
  • Connect you with the best international business experts in the region
  • Assist you in developing a peer-reviewed export growth plan in 12 weeks
  • Generate measurable results for committed C-level participants
  • Involve a unique combination of innovative group sessions and individualized coaching

Average Participant Benefits

  • Increased sales by more than $1 Million
  • Generated export sales within 3-6 months
  • Reported cost savings of $630,000
  • Saved 120 hours of labor time
  • Gained operating margins 10x the investment of labor time and program fees
  • Received value-added assistance from sponsors
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I feel strongly this is catapulting our company to expand our business into 2020 with a straight line to distribute travel bags and luggage successfully. The business plan has changed to exporting along with our online channels because of this program.

Cece Ketcham,
CEO & Inventor at Modern Lifestyle Luggage

What are past participants saying about ExporTech™?

You can’t put a price on the value of this program — the contacts, the resources and the knowledge I gained saved us tons of time and tens of thousands of dollars.

        - BARBARA BILLER, IntelliTech, Inc.


The ExporTech™ program is very good and well worth the investment in time and dollars.

        - JOE MCGOWAN, National Sales Manager, Volm Companies

What happens at ExporTech™?
  1. The process assists companies to develop a simple, actionable international growth plan – based on a series of carefully designed tools and templates.
  2. Participants are connected with a wide range of reputable international business experts who help them navigate the export process.
  3. The program involves a unique combination of group work, individual work and personal coaching that allows companies to extract information that is critical to their export success:
  4. During group sessions, experts are selected based on the specific needs of the participants, to educate the entire group and provide one-on-one consultations.
  5. Planning exercises and peer discussions are employed to help executives apply knowledge to their own companies.
  6. In the final group session, each company’s plan will be reviewed and vetted by a panel of experienced international businesspeople, to help them avoid costly mistakes and see new opportunities.
  7. Each company is assigned an experienced coach to provide focused, one-on-one support in the development and execution of their plans.
  8. Each three-session program is limited to six to eight companies, to ensure quality, personalized service and attention to each company.
What Is Required?

Companies participate in three one-day group sessions scheduled over a three-month period. In between, each company works on the development and implementation of their international growth plan, with the support of a coach.