Archive for the 'Expanding Horizons' Category
OPIC in Ohio: Helping local businesses expand into emerging markets
With OPIC support, a group of restaurants franchised under the Dublin, Ohio-based Wendy’s International Inc. brand are being introduced in Georgia. On August 18, OPIC will be hosting its Expanding Horizons small business seminar... Read more...
Investing "over there" can pay dividends here at home: OPIC small business workshops featured in the Cincinnati Enquirer
“There are many ways that the U.S. economy benefits when American businesses expand their horizons overseas,” OPIC Outreach Director Lawrence Spinelli wrote last weekend in the Cincinnati Enquirer. “By growing their revenue, they can often hire more... Read more...
OPIC's small business workshop is headed to Cincinnati
OPIC Outreach Director Larry Spinelli speaking to attendees at Expanding Horizons OPIC will be traveling to Cincinnati next month to host its third Expanding Horizons small business workshop of the year. On August 18, small... Read more...
Next Stop for OPIC’s Small Business Workshop- New York City
Small business owners seeking advice at OPIC’s Expanding Horizons workshop OPIC is headed to New York City next month to host its second Expanding Horizons small business workshop of the year. On June 16, small businesses and... Read more...
Oregon partner sells American-made irrigation equipment in Mexico
As OPIC prepares to travel to Portland, Oregon to kick off our 2017 Expanding Horizons workshop series for U.S. small businesses, we are featuring one of our Pacific Northwest partners, Wade Rain, Inc. OPIC supports Wade Rain with... Read more...
In the Pacific Northwest region, startups and established businesses partner with OPIC
Wade Rain, one of several OPIC partners in the Pacific Northwest, uses OPIC political risk insurance to support the sale of advanced irrigation equipment in Mexico. Next month, OPIC will take its Expanding Horizons... Read more...
OPIC to kick off workshop series for American small businesses
OPIC Director of Corporate Development Alison Germak, talks to a small business owner at an Expanding Horizons workshop. OPIC will kick off its 2017 Expanding Horizons small business workshop series on May 4 in Portland, Oregon... Read more...
Six reasons why your small business should explore emerging markets
American innovation in the global economy: Envirofit International is a Fort Collins, Colorado startup that develops efficient cookstoves for people living in remote parts of the world. It is one of many American small businesses that have used... Read more...
A look at OPIC’s extensive work with American small business
As part of its ongoing commitment to supporting American small businesses in the global economy OPIC will continue its popular Expanding Horizons small business workshop series in 2017, with workshops and seminars planned for Portland, Oregon; New... Read more...
Exploring investment opportunities in Ukraine
OPIC President and Chief Executive Officer Elizabeth L. Littlefield met Andy Hunder, President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine on October 6 to discuss OPIC’s existing investment portfolio in Ukraine, its... Read more...