Grow your International Business | Georgia
The International Trade division of the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) provides Georgia exporters with global insight and connections to grow their international business opportunities.
Products & Services
Life Sciences | Medical Devices
Georgia Department of Economic Development
The concentrated medical device industry in Georgia includes a wealth of resources to design, prototype, manufacture, and test new products. Georgia’s exports of medical devices, medical equipment, and pharmaceuticals totaled more than $1.9 billion in 2019.
Go Global Georgia
Georgia Department of Economic Development
The Go Global Georgia grant program guides businesses through the process of determining if they're eligible to receive reimbursement funds. Go Global Georgi...
Georgia, USA Business Incentives
Georgia Department of Economic Development
GDEcD Life Sciences
Georgia Department of Economic Development
Recognized as a leader in Global Health and Life Sciences, Georgia has a robust life sciences community, a culture of innovation and collaboration, productiv...
Connecting Georgia Suppliers to Global Buyers
Georgia Department of Economic Development
Georgia, USA is known for supplying customers across the globe with high quality goods and services representing a diverse array of industries. Georgia is continuously ranked as the No. 1 state in the US for doing business and has a world-class logistics infrastructure that moves people and products quickly and efficiently, connecting businesses to the world.
Partners - Life Sciences
Georgia Department of Economic Development
Georgia has a lot of resources available to help you research, develop, test, manufacture, and commercialize your product.
Life Sciences
Georgia Department of Economic Development
In Georgia, we have the resources to assist you in getting ideas researched, tested, commercialized, produced, and then delivered quickly to most anywhere in the world. In 2020, Georgia exported $1.8 billion in medical devices and pharmaceuticals. In addition to global access, Georgia provides the innovative talent to harness the growth of technology and the impact on various sectors of life science and health IT.
Georgia’s Firearm Industry
Georgia Department of Economic Development
In addition to a qualified workforce, shooting sports companies will find an avid consumer base in the state’s gun-friendly environment. Hunting is one of the most popular sports in the state, and the state offers more than 100 wildlife management areas dedicated to hunting. That’s in addition to 13.6 million acres of private land, including several of the most prestigious quail hunting plantations in the nation.
Global Trade with Georgia
Georgia Department of Economic Development
The International Trade division provides Georgia exporters with free market intelligence, key in-country contacts and cost-effective international sales opp...
Exporter Services | Georgia
Georgia Department of Economic Development
Growth begins with intelligence and access
As you work to grow your business, two things matter most: Who you know and what you know. The international trade professionals at the Georgia Department of Economic Development provide you with both.
Georgia, USA 2021 BioPharma overview
Georgia Department of Economic Development
People
Dawn Townsend
Georgia Department of Economic Development
Division Director-International Trade
Jose Madeira
Georgia Department of Economic Development
Knali Price
Georgia Department of Economic Development
International Trade Manager
Mary Waters
Georgia Department of Economic Development
Deputy Commissioner, International Trade
Rebecca Harris
Georgia Department of Economic Development
Global Account Manager
Taube Ponce
Georgia Department of Economic Development
Senior International Trade Manager
Description
The International Trade division of the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) provides Georgia exporters with global insight and connections to grow their international business opportunities. Leveraging the state’s international representatives located in 12 strategic markets, GDEcD’s Trade division helps qualified Georgia exporters enter and expand into markets across the globe.
