The International Trade and Investment Team includes trade specialists located throughout the state of Missouri. We coordinate with our foreign office network to support Missouri companies with doing business in global markets.

The Missouri Department of Economic Development administers the Missouri State Trade Expansion Program=Unlimited Possibilities (MO STEP=UP) grant program, funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. The goal of the MO STEP=UP Program is to increase the number of Missouri small businesses that export, the dollar value of exports, and the number of Missouri small businesses exploring significant new trade opportunities. We also administer the Global Market Access Program (GMAP), a cost-share program that allows eligible Missouri companies to participate in specific events designed to create export sales.

The Missouri International Trade & Investment Office is the lead agency for export assistance
in the State of Missouri, with 14 foreign offices around the world. Through this network of foreign offices, our office facilitates free services like customized market research / regulatory reports, company background checks, agent/distributer searches, and trade counseling for Missouri-based businesses. We also issue certificates of free sale and provide assistance when attending foreign market sales trips and/or trade shows.