Trade
Choose to originate your product or service from Prince George’s County, Maryland to better position your company to meet market demand. You may choose to gain presence through a representative, a local distribution company, in one of the County’s many emerging growth incubators for small companies or in a singular location in the County.
Assistance Registering as a Maryland Company
Visit www.BLIS.state.md.us the Maryland Business License Information System (BLIS). Also try, www.choosemaryland.org.
Office Space/Warehouse Space/ FTZ
SEDC staff can assist you with foreign direct investment hurdles specifically, identifying the optimal location for your company in Prince George’s County. We would like more information
Product Representative in the US
The EDC offers Prince George’s County firms an opportunity to market or integrate an international firm’s services and products. To locate a marketer for your international company, you may indicate below. Likewise, a Prince George’s County firm may indicate that they are interested in representing an international company.
We are interested in Marketing for an International Firm We need a Product Representative in the US
Strategic Partnering
Many Prince George’s County firms find this form of working together with an overseas partner advantageous. Firms simply look for win-win arrangements with an international partner. Firms should offer one another contract work in both markets. We would like more information
Joint Venture
The EDC international development team can connect firms locally and internationally with law firms in the metropolitan area that can help companies develop legally binding agreements to do business together. We would like more information
Trade Offices The International Business Program will support several overseas offices. Our global presence is a practical asset to County businesses looking to enter the global marketplace through trade and joint ventures with trusted partners.
Banjul, The Gambia West Africa (Trade Desk)
Gurgaon, India and Hyderabad, India (Planned for 2007)
Shanghai, People’s Republic of China (Planned for 2008)
Virtual Trade Room
Affordable Housing, Infrastructure Development (roads, bridges, buildings, ports), Alternative Energy, Information Technology, Biotechnology, Food Processing, Transportation and Marketing are priority areas for work overseas.
Leads come from our embassy contacts, trade missions, international partners, and conferences…
| Industry | Opportunity | Country | Schedule Meeting |
Construction |
Affordable Housing |
India |
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Construction |
Equipment for residential construction |
Cameroon Ghana |
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Construction |
Roads |
Cameroon |
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Water Management (Utilities) |
Develop Systems Water/Sewer Management |
Cameroon |
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Marketing |
Representatives needed for Film Company, IT Firms |
India |
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Marketing |
Represent a India Leather Handbags, Manufacturer |
India |
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Marketing/ Wholesale/Retail |
Shoe Manufacturing |
India |
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IT |
Representatives needed for an eTutorial programs |
India |
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Transportation |
Transportation Fleet Tracking System |
Johannesburg, South Africa |
Trade Missions
Prince George’s County is aggressive about getting County firms onto the global stage—offering their services to the world especially for countries with need for technology, construction, marketing, affordable housing and alternative energy as priorities.
Completed Missions:
February, 2004 Technical Trade Mission to The Gambia, West Africa
October, 2004 Business Mission Meet with Chinese manufacturers in Shanghai and Zhenjiang, People’s Republic of China
March, 2007 India Trade Mission with visits to 5 Cities. Company contacts are available
to firms for $400 so that alliances, and trade deal can be established with technology, biotech, construction, film production, and export firms.
Register for Upcoming Trade Missions:
Inbound Trade Missions
December 2003, State Secretaries, Republic of The Gambia
November 2004, Business Delegation, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
April 2005, Business Delegation, Tieling Province, People’s Republic of China
June 2005, Republic of The Gambia led by Secretary of State
September 2005, Zhenjiang Municipality led by Mayor, People’s Republic of China
September 2005, Business Delegation, Shandong Province, People’s Republic of China
November 2005, Business Delegation, Inner Mongolia, People’s Republic of China
February 2006, The Greater Brazzaville Region led by Mayor Republic of The Congo
July 2006, Business Delegation Haryana, India
August 2006, Study Tour of Public Works Officials, Kuwait
September 2006, Trade & Investment Delegation, Republic of The Philippines
September 2006, Delegation of Housing Officials, Republic of Nigeria
October 2006, Business Delegation, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
November 2006, IT Delegation, 8 States, India
December 2006, Republic of The Gambia led by Secretary of Tourism