Business Owner's Manual

Financing trade

The Business Owner's Manual has a general section on financing, which is also applicable to financing an export business. Listed below are a few Internet sources which may be of particular interest to an exporter:

• SBA Export Working Capital Loans
  In conjunction with the Export-Import Bank, the SBA offers loans of amounts smaller than $833,333.
  
  
• Export-import Bank of the United States
  More information about their loan programs can be found at their Web site.
  
  
• U.S. Trade Information Center
  Finally, more general assistance is offered by the U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration.