A newly launched plan to boost metro Atlanta’s export output will reach outside the city limits and prioritize engagement with minority-owned businesses, leaders said at the unveiling of the Atlanta Metro Export Plan Wednesday.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. committed $300,000 to the initiative, an effort among city and regional leaders that includes the launch of the Atlanta Export Portal, which local resources to help small and medium-sized companies expand overseas sales.
The tools were always there, just not consolidated or promoted well, said David Balos, market leader for Georgia and Alabama for the bank, which has backed the plan over the last two years through the Brookings Institution‘s Global Cities Initiative.
“There were a lot of cats that needed to be herded,” Mr. Balos said. “This portal, all it’s doing is puling this information together and making it a little more accessible and a one-stop shop.”
Leaders said exports are key to metro Atlanta’s competitiveness but that the area hasn’t realized its full potential.
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