Montana STEP Export Grant
Funds Montana small businesses exporting deep-tech products internationally through reimbursement of trade shows, compliance testing, IP filings, e-commerce, and market research costs.
The Montana State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) Export Grant is administered by Export Montana, the international trade division of the Montana Department of Commerce, and funded in part by the U.S. Small Business Administration. It is a rolling reimbursement grant program providing partial cost coverage for up to nine categories of international marketing and export activities.
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International export activities including trade shows, U.S. Commercial Service programs, market research, compliance testing, international intellectual property protection (patent and trademark filings), e-commerce and website globalization, international digital marketing, foreign language translation, EXIM credit insurance, and travel.
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