South Dakota International Business Institute
1200 South Jay Street
Aberdeen, SD 57401
Award Amount
$ 50,460
Product/s and/or Service/s to be Marketed
Machinery
Markets to be Developed
Australia, Mexico, China
Summary
In 1989, the State of South Dakota established the South Dakota International
Business Institute at Northern State University (SDIBI) to promote international
trade.
Niche foreign markets exist for a modest number of South Dakota companies.
In order to capitalize on these market niches, SDIBI will: (1) improve the websites
of small- and medium-size enterprises to appeal to international audiences by
adding internationally-used references such as INCO terms and HTS codes; (2)
translate these websites into Spanish and Chinese; (3) register the sites with
more than 300 overseas search engines; (4) capture and analyze data about website
traffic; and (5) respond with direct mailings.
Award-Winner Contact
Joop Bollen
Director
bollenj@northern.edu
Website: http://www.sd-exports.org/aboutsdibi.htm