Resources

Illinois International Trade Centers/NAFTA Opportunity Centers

International sales are the key to long-term business survival in today's competitive global environment. Illinois International Trade Centers (ITCs) and NAFTA Opportunity Centers (NOCs) assist Illinois manufacturers and other businesses with professional advice and resources to enter the global marketplace.

Illinois NAFTA Opportunity Centers focus particular attention on the hundreds of small- and medium-sized suppliers to major manufacturers; these companies have tremendous opportunities for growth as North American markets open.

Illinois ITCs and NOCs serve small businesses through:

• Identification of specific foreign markets in which a company's
     product or service would have the greatest demand
  
• Identification of potential foreign buyers, agents, and/or
     distributors through trade leads
  
• Guidance and training programs on export procedures,
      distribution, methods of payment, and foreign business practices
  
• Assistance with export documentation and compliance issues
  
• Information from an extensive collection of international trade reference materials
  
• Access to customized international marketing research through
     the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity's
     Office of Trade and Investment and the state's foreign trade offices

The following Illinois ITCs/NOC assist small businesses in western Illinois:

Black Hawk College
Illinois International Trade Center
4703 - 16th Street
Suite G
Moline, Illinois 61265-7066
Phone (309) 764-2246
Fax (309) 797-9344
Email madunic1@bhc.edu

Bradley University
Illinois International Trade Center
and NAFTA Opportunity Center
Turner Center for Entrepreneurship
141 Jobst Hall
1501 W. Bradley Avenue
Peoria, IL 61625
Phone (309) 677-3075
Fax (309) 677-3386
ITC Email itc@bradley.edu
NOC Email noc@bradley.edu

Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville
Illinois International Trade Center
Alumni Hall, Suite 2129
Edwardsville, IL 62026-1107
Phone (618) 650-2452
Fax ((618) 650-2647
Email International-Trade-Center@siue.edu