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Mississippi companies interested in exporting goods and services to Canada are invited to participate in the 17th annual Southeastern United States-Canadian Provinces Alliance Business Forum. The event will be held June 8-10 at the Saint John Trade and Convention Centre in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
“As our top trade partner, Canada is a strategic market for Mississippi companies. Just last year, Mississippi exports to Canada totaled more than $2 billion and supported more than 4,000 jobs here in the state,” said Mississippi Development Authority Executive Director Bill Cork. “This year’s event is another great opportunity to increase those figures by strengthening current ties and forging new business partnerships that can benefit Mississippi’s new and existing exporters.”
The SEUS-CP Alliance is a strategic partnership that promotes trade and investment opportunities between its member states and provinces. In addition to Mississippi, member states include Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. Member provinces include New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island and Québec.
The event will feature the Business-to-Business Matchmaking Program, which provides opportunities for small- to medium-sized businesses to meet with chief procurement officials from globally recognized companies that are seeking new suppliers of goods, services and innovative technologies. The meetings—a cost-effective way, convenient opportunity for Mississippi companies to meet with vetted companies from Canada and the Southeast U.S.— will take place onsite each day of the event and will be offered at no additional charge to registered attendees. Meetings and panel discussions will take place in the following key sectors: Value-Added Food, Manufacturing and Energy. However, opportunities for growth and forging new business connections are available for all Mississippi exporters.
The cost to register for the SEUS-CP Alliance Business Forum is $450 CDN. To register for the business forum, please visit seus-cp.com and to register for B2B meetings go to www.seuscp-b2b.com. For more information, contact MDA International Trade Office Director Vickie Watters at (601) 359-3155 or vwatters@mississippi.org or International Trade Manager – Canada and Europe Aggie Sikora at 601-359-9342 or asikora@mississippi.org.