On May 24, the Ohio Department of Development (ODOD) announced that more than 50 Ohio companies have utilized the International Market Access Grant for Exporters (IMAGE) program, according to a press release from the department. The program, which is part of the National Export Initiative, is administered through the ODOD's Office of Business Assistance and is designed to double U.S. exports by 2015 and create jobs by helping small businesses promote their products and services in new international markets, the press release said.
Since the program's inception in January, the ODOD "has awarded 15 trade mission stipends, supported 37 international trade shows, 10 U.S. Commercial Service projects, 20 translations of websites or printed materials, and three export education activities," the press release said. More than half of the program funding is still available. To learn about the IMAGE program, visit www.IMAGE.development.ohio.gov.
