State Trade Expansion Program

Funded in part through a grant with the US Small Business Administration (SBA), the State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) is specifically designed to help small businesses in North Carolina fund costs associated with international trade. As a qualifying participant in STEP, you can be reimbursed thousands of dollars of expenses that your business would normally have to pay out-of-pocket. Because it’s grant money, you are under no obligation to repay any amount. In other words, the cost of doing business internationally becomes much less costly.

STEP 12 will run from September 30, 2024, through September 29, 2025. This one-hour webinar is designed for North Carolina exporters to not only understand eligibility for funding through the STEP program, but more specifically about utilizing the current program, STEP 12.

For small businesses looking to grow internationally, the right support makes all the difference. Thanks to the EDPNC and STEP grant funding, Sciencix expanded its reach, doubling business in India within a year.