Export Finance & Foreign Direct Investment

The Export Finance Program is a cooperative effort with state and federal export finance agencies to assist California companies in obtaining export finance and export credit insurance to increase sales internationally. The program focuses on existing finance and insurance programs provided by several key federal and state agencies.

• California Foreign Direct Investment Connections

  Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-BIZ)
  International Affairs and Business Development
  1400 Tenth Street, 2nd Floor
  Sacramento, CA 95814 USA

  California’s Economy by the Numbers
  California Business Investment Guide
  California Business Tax Credits

  
  Deputy Director, International Affairs and Business Development
  (916) 319-9954

  
  International Policy, Planning and Partnership, International Affairs and Business Development
  (916) 322-0645

  
  International Investor Relations, International Affairs and Business Development
  (916) 322-0694

  Los Angeles Office
  300 South Spring Street, Suite 16701
  Los Angeles, CA 90013

  
  Senior Business Development Specialist, California Business Investment Services (Cal-BIS)
  (213) 620-2978

  California-China Office of Trade and Investment
  333 Song Hu Road, 9/F, Suite 905-907
  Yangpu District, Shanghai, China 200433

  
  China Office Representative
  +86 21 35183691

• California Export Finance Connections

  Small Business Administration

  Irvine
  Territory: Southern California, Nevada
  Martin Selander
  Regional Manager, Export Solutions Group
  Office of International Trade
  2302 Martin Court, Suite 315
  Irvine, CA 92612
  (949) 660-8935
  (202) 481-4434 Fax
  

  Los Angeles
  Territory: Southern California, Arizona
  Pellson Lau
  Regional Manager, Export Solutions Group
  Los Angeles U.S. Export Assistance Center
  Office of International Trade
  U.S. Small Business Administration
  444 South Flower Street, 37th Floor
  Los Angeles, CA 90071
  (213) 894-8267
  (202) 481-152 5Fax
  

  Sacramento
  Territory: Northern California – Fresno to the Oregon border, Hawaii, Guam
  Vacant
  Regional Manager, Export Solutions Group
  Office of International Trade
  U.S. Small Business Administration
  6501 Sylvan Road
  Citrus Heights, California 95610
  (916) 735-1708
  (202) 741-6851 Fax

  The Export-Import Bank of the United States

  Orange County, CA
  David Josephson, Regional Director
  2302 Martin Court, Suite 315
  Irvine, CA 92612
  (949) 660-1341
  (949) 660-0726 Direct
  

  San Francisco Branch
  50 Fremont St., Suite 2450
  San Francisco, CA 94105
  (415) 705-2285
  

  San Diego, CA Branch
  9449 Balboa Avenue, Suite 111
  San Diego, CA 92123
  (858) 467-7035
  

  Federal Export Finance Agencies not located in California

  U.S. Department of Agriculture
  USDA GSM-102
  Jonathan Doster
  Export Credit Guarantee Program
  (202) 720-2074
  

  U.S. Trade Development Agency
  Andrea M. Lupo
  Assistant Director for Policy and Program
  (703) 875-4357
  

  Overseas Private Investment Corporation
  Alison Germak Gatchev
  Director, Corporate Development
  Small & Medium Enterprise Finance
  1100 New York Ave, NW
  Washington DC 20527
  (202) 336-865
  

• Export Finance Referral Form

  Are you ready for SBA and/or Ex-Im Bank to assist you? Please complete and check ALL that apply.
  

  • I am exporting goods / services which are:*
    • 
      U.S. made
    • 
      Non-U.S. made
    • 
      Both
  • My products are:
  • I sell to these countries:
  • My company has been in business for more than one year.*
    Yes No
  • My company has a DUNS number.*
    Yes No
  • My company has financial statements and/or tax returns.*
    Yes No
  • My company is a*
    Manufacturer Distributor / Trading Company Service Provider
  • My company has # of employees:*
    Include any parent company, subsidiaries and affiliates.
  • I need:
    • 
      money to make my goods
    • 
      to offer credit terms to my buyers to meet – or beat – my competition
    • 
      to post a stand-by letter-of-credit as a performance bond
    • 
      to get my bank to allow foreign receivables as eligible collateral
    • 
      to get a bank to lend my buyer the money to buy my capital equipment
    • 
      to protect myself against non-payment by my foreign buyer
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      to finance my dealer until they sell the equipment
    • 
      other
  • Question / Comments:
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  • Company Name
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  • Thank you!

    We will have someone contact you who can assist with your export business.