Export Finance and International Risk Mitigation for Small Business

Join the US Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Export-Import Bank of the U.S. (Ex-Im Bank) for a workshop on Export Finance and International Risk Mitigation for small business exporters. Experts from the SBA and Ex-Im Bank will lead a discussion of Federal Government resources available to US exporters and take your questions on international payments and finance.
You will learn:

• How you can offer extended terms to your international buyers without incurring the risk of non-payment
• How to secure a loan to finance your company’s international expansion
• How international payments work
• How to insure you get paid when you ship overseas   

Stay and meet one-on-one with SBA Regional Export Finance Manager, Bryson Patterson and Ex-Im Bank Regional Director Paul Duncan to discuss your business’ international expansion plans and see what government resources can assist you.

ABOUT THE PRESENTER
Bryson Patterson, Regional Trade Finance Specialist, SBA

Bryson Patterson is the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Regional Trade Finance Specialist. He helps small business and lenders in the Rocky Mountain Region to access SBA’s export finance programs and provides counseling and training on trade finance topics. Patterson underwrites SBA Export Working Capital lines of credit. He holds a master’s degree from the University of California, San Diego. Patterson enjoys fishing with his wife and four children.

Paul Duncan, Export Finance Manager

Paul Duncan is an Export Finance Manager for the Western Regional office of the Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank) of the United States located in Irvine, CA
 
Mr. Duncan assists U.S. exporters, financial institutions and other export related entities in securing export financing through political and commercial risks coverage available through Ex-Im Bank.  Mr. Duncan’s regional responsibilities are Orange County, as well as the states of Nevada and Utah.
 
The Western Regional office of the Ex-Im Bank, is responsible for business development in the western states.  Ex-Im Bank offers a variety of programs designed to help exporters make sales when other sources of assistance are unavailable or inadequate.  The focus of the office is to assist small firms in their efforts to fund overseas purchase orders through working capital guarantees, as well as protecting exporters against foreign political and commercial credit risks.
 
Mr. Duncan holds a B.A. form the University of Oklahoma, in Political Science, is married with two young children