SBA awards Montana $526,000 for trade and export promotion

From U.S. Small Business administration

HELENA — The U.S. Small Business Administration awarded the Montana Department of Commerce a $525,814 grant to assist small businesses hoping to export their products and services abroad.

Nationwide, the SBA awarded $19 million in funding to 48 state international trade agencies through its competitive State Trade Expansion Program — STEP — to support export growth among American small businesses.

“Over two-thirds of the world’s purchasing power resides outside the United States. That makes exporting a critical economic driver for Montana small businesse...