There’s never been a better time to do business internationally. With 95 percent of the world’s consumers live beyond our borders, smart U.S. businesses are finding new customers and increasing sales by opening up markets around the world. Our growing engagement in global markets is one of the bright spots in the U.S. economy today.
For over a decade the World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia (WTCGP) has served as a single, powerful source of international business support for the region. We can help you rise to the exciting opportunities that globalization offers by providing international trade assistance and key global relationships to help you capture your share of these promising markets. In the past ten years, we have helped companies in Pennsylvania and New Jersey generate over $800 million in incremental export sales, and are on-track to hit $1 billion in 2013.
Simply stated, we are committed to helping our members – and the region as a whole – thrive in global commerce. We are part of an extensive network of world trade centers throughout the globe, and are able to connect businesses in the Greater Philadelphia region to over 750,000 potential customers who are members of more than 320 world trade centers in 96 countries. To complement our core services and programs, we work in partnership with the region’s leading trade-related organizations, all with an eye to providing you with information, programs, and resources to guide your global business strategies.
Our greatest asset remains our highly-qualified and professional staff who, collectively, has over 180 years of professional experience in more than 75 international markets and speaks nine languages.
Whether you export or import, whatever your global business need, whatever your market – The World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia is your global business resource.