Trade finance, a scarce commodity for South Florida exporters during the recession, got a boost on Tuesday as the Small Business Administration unveiled a pilot grant initiative to increase the number of businesses that export as well as the value for existing exporters.

The program is modest in scope at $90 million in grants to states over the next three years, but the greater significance is its reflection of the Obama administration’s pledge to double in five years the nation’s exports — a significant part of South Florida’s economy.

This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.

To view this content, please continue to their sites.

Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Why am I seeing this?

LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.

For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]