Go East With Exports Small Businesses!

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According to cu-authors Maria Contreras-Sweet, Karen G. Mills, Steve Preston, Hector Barreto, and Aida Alvarez, in 15 years, the Asian market is projected to be six times larger than the U.S. market. By 2030, for example, more than 2 billion Asian consumers are expected to join the global middle class.  All the more reason why:

Congressional approval of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) and completing the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) sought by President Obama would constitute a significant victory for America's small businesses.

Read more:  Small Businesses Must Export East to Maintain US Leadership

About the authors:  Contreras-Sweet is the current Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration.  Mills led SBA from 2009 -2013; Preston from 2006-2008, Barreto from 2001-2006; and Alvarez from 1997-2000.