Trade agreements can be great for US exporters by opening or expanding markets for US products/services. Often times, companies do not realize the full benefits of utilizing free trade agreements to enhance their competitiveness.

MITA’s November program will provide you with current, practical information on trade agreements so that your company can identify, analyze and understand the crucial provisions of trade agreements. You’ll also learn how to craft manufacturing, supply and marketing strategies in order to benefit from trade agreements – even when the US is not a party to the agreement.

Learn more and register by 11/3 for the early bird rate.

Building our nation’s future leaders!

The 2015 YPSummit offers intensive training on young professional organization program design, membership acquisition and engagement as well as fundraising and media workshops.

Ready to start your own young professional organization? Engage with industry leaders from across the Midwest to share best practices on launching this integral talent attraction and retention asset for your community.

About 2015 YPSummit

Every April NEWaukee hosts YPWeek, a weeklong platform for discovery, adventure and meaningful conversations about the issues that matter among young professionals in Wisconsin. YPWeek brings together key leaders in the community, at purposefully chosen locations that integrate the unique cultural assets with meaningful learning or social interaction. The activities engage the millennial workforce in experiences that are important to a YP while educating employers on the role these functions play in retaining YPs as their workforce. For more information about the nation’s first YPWeek, please visit: www.ypweek.com.

Conference Outcomes

Intensive professional development training focused on:

• How to increase program membership
• How to diversify program design
• How to drive member engagement and civic participation
• How to fundraise for programs
• How to launch a new YP organization

Meaningful network connections focused on:

• Peer mentorship among YP leaders
• Increasing capital and intellectual resources through best practice sharing

Program planning for YPWeek 2016 for nationwide collaboration:

• Development of program action plan

Learn more.

Together with Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership (WMEP), the Dodge County Land Resources and Parks Department and Madison Region Economic Partnership (MadREP) will host a Lunch & Learn for Dodge County bankers, attorneys, accountants and executive leadership of manufacturing companies to discuss global expansion opportunities.

Topics covered will include global economic and demographic trends, shifts in middle class consumption and populations, and the need for small-to-medium size manufacturers to diversify their customer base for growth and risk aversion. The program will also include a discussion of WMEP’s ExporTech™ Program — a proven process to develop a company’s global export expansion strategy by focusing on markets with the greatest opportunity for return on investment (ROI), and least amount of risk.

The agenda for the program includes:

• Welcome remarks from Steve Johnson, Plant Manager, John Deere Horicon Works and Russell Kottke, Chairman, Dodge County Board of Supervisors;
• An overview of exports in Dodge County and the Madison Region from Michael Gay, Senior VP of Economic Development, MadREP;
• A presentation on the ExporTech™ Program from Roxanne Baumann, Director of Global Engagement, WMEP; and
• A presentation on STEP grant dollars available from Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation for ExporTech™ implementation.

View the event flyer. There is no cost for this program, but space is limited. Interested participants should register by contacting Dean Perlick at 920.386.3710.

Join Wisconsin Business Development for its 5th Annual Friends of Small Business Luncheon. During the luncheon, WBD will present its 2015 WBD Awards, recognizing small businesses and the many friends who work with and support their growth in Wisconsin.

This will be a great opportunity to show support for small businsses and network with individuals integral to growing our economy.

Register before the October 8 registration deadline!

Are you over 50 and thinking about starting a new career as an entrepreneur? Attending this session will give you the tools you need to determine whether it’s right for you.

Learn more and register.