Are you seeking more efficient replacements for your current suppliers?

Are you developing a new product line that requires new suppliers to support?

Are there customers you need help reaching, but just can't pinpoint the proper outlet?

Over the course of the next few months, we can help you discover the answers to these questions. Beginning in February, we will be providing tips and information featuring Hudson Valley supply chain support and initiatives catered toward your business needs.

Within the past few years, the Hudson Valley has expanded its supply chain practice to provide the region's manufacturers with access to top-of-the-line products, services, and invaluable connection. In this upcoming supply chain series, we will provide you with information on how to identify value-added production, achieve competitive advantages, improve supplier quality, and leverage the latest innovation to be as productive and current as possible. You will read how to solve the challenge of limited resource availability and how successful businesses benefit from each other and achieve positive impacts.

Make sure you stay tuned for our series, so that we may build a viable, profitable, expanding Hudson Valley and New York State supply chain.

Exports have been a critical component of manufacturing in the U.S. and New York State, helping to drive manufacturing growth.

Need proof? Say no more.

According to the U.S. Department of Commerce (USDOC), U.S. jobs supported by exports reached more than 11 million in 2013, up 1.6 million since 2009. Exporting activity supports thousands of businesses in our state and sustains significant employment in the private sector. In fact, based on analysis from the USDOC, over 24% of all New York State manufacturing workers depend on exports for their jobs, and that study was done in 2011.

Throughout the next few months, our newsletter will present programs and initiatives available to Hudson Valley manufacturers like you to promote export strategies through funding and support.

These programs provide aid for businesses looking to sell their products and services overseas and rapidly expand global sales, saving countless hours of effort. They can help your company create deep market relationships and connect innovation to the marketplace, all while strengthening the global competitiveness of the U.S. manufacturing industry.

We will be featuring information on ExporTech, the national export assistance program, as well as the U.S. Commercial Service, the trade promotion arm of the U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration. We will also include the State Trade & Export Promotion (STEP) program which offers grants to qualifying small businesses, and a number of other enterprising resources. We hope to inform you of your export potential and the services available to sell internationally.

Together, let us support new jobs in America and maintain a vibrant manufacturing sector here in New York State.