EXIM Bank Announces Small Business Award Winners
April 12, 2018
(Ex-Im Bank)
Small businesses in Tennessee and South Carolina, Texas lender, Louisiana
broker, and California trade agency to be recognized at 2018 Annual Conference
Washington, D.C. – In recognition of their outstanding contributions to
supporting U.S. jobs through exports, the Export-Import Bank of the United
States (EXIM) today announced the winners of its small business awards for
exporter, new exporter, lender, broker, and member of EXIM's Regional Export
Promotion Program (REPP). The awards will be presented at EXIM's 2018 Annual
Conference, which is being held at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C.,
on April 19-20.
The winners of this year's small business awards are:
Small Business Exporter of the Year: Classic American Hardwoods (Memphis,
Tennessee) used EXIM's export credit insurance to rebuild its export portfolio,
rehire 60 employees, and continue to add jobs.
New Small Business Exporter of the Year: Veteran-owned Tactical Medical
Solutions (Anderson, South Carolina) uses EXIM's export credit insurance to
export critically needed medical equipment and supplies to save lives.
Broker of the Year: Longstanding insurance broker J. Maxime Roy, Inc.
(Lafayette, Louisiana) specializes in selling EXIM's export credit insurance and
increased EXIM authorizations in 2017.
Lender of the Year: Experienced trade finance bank, Comerica (Dallas,
Texas), is a leading provider of EXIM-guaranteed working capital loans in
support of America's small business exporters.
REPP of the Year: The California Centers for International Trade Development
(CITD) is an EXIM REPP member and a strong supporter that helps California
small business owners learn about and access EXIM products to realize export
opportunities in global markets.
“Small businesses are the ‘backbone' of our nation's economy, and increasing
their exports is critical to U.S. economic growth and expanding employment. We
are pleased to recognize these outstanding customers and trade professionals who
are succeeding in the global marketplace and committed to our mission of
supporting American jobs through exports,” said EXIM's Executive Vice
President and Chief Operating Officer Jeffrey Goettman, who is serving as EXIM's
acting head of agency.
In the five states where these award-winning companies are headquartered, EXIM
supported approximately 420 exporters in 2017, more than 330 of which were small
businesses, including 125 women-owned and minority-owned firms. EXIM
authorizations to these states last year topped $600 million, which supported
more than $2 billion of exports.
Over the past five years, EXIM support nearly 2,000 exporters in these five
states, which includes almost 1,200 small businesses. EXIM authorizations over
this period exceeded $14.5 billion, which supported almost $35 billion in
exports from these states.
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