The South Florida District Export Council (SFDEC) is a diverse group of volunteer trade professionals dedicated to helping you develop export sales and thus contribute to the National Export Program.
We provide leadership and trade expertise to complement the U.S. Commercial Service’s export promotion work.
We represent the interests of the U.S. exporting community and provide business mentoring on the export process, trade education through the Export-U.com training website, plus workshops, seminars, and community outreach to encourage South Florida firms to export.
We follow a value and results-driven approach to serve as a model for fellow District Export Councils nationally and adhere to the goals of:
- Promoting export opportunities
- Advocating trade promotion policies
- Supporting businesses in achieving export successes
We invite you to reach out, attend our events, and use us as a resource to help grow your export sales.
Mentoring
The SFDEC offers free mentoring to South Florida’s companies. Our members each have special international trade knowledge they are eager to share to help businesses in our state develop export sales.
- Export-U is the SFDEC’s massive free online export training website.
- SFDEC members are eager to share their international business experience.
- SFDEC partner organizations offer a broad array of export assistance services.
Members
SFDEC members have special expertise in international trade, and are dedicated to helping businesses in our state develop global sales.
Nominations
Members of DEC are volunteers appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce. Members serve four-year renewable terms. Nominations of individuals believed to be suitable candidates for membership should be forwarded to the SFDEC’s Executive Secretary for consideration.
The DEC works closely with the U.S. Commercial Service’s Export Assistance Centers in Florida to help companies develop sales in international markets.