Community Partner Joe Raycraft, Export Finance Manager, of the SBA's Office of International Trade will join us for this conversation focusing on SBA’s Export Finance programs for those of you who are either new to exporting or already an experienced exporter in need of financing to support the expansion of your sales. By sharing things to consider when looking to expand your business by exporting, and the programs available to you when you do, Joe will help you see if now is the right time to make this move or expand your services in this area.

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BIO:

Joe Raycraft is the new SBA Export Finance Manager for the New England region.  In his new role, Joe will be responsible for providing trade finance expertise and technical guidance to the USEAC’s business and lending communities while promoting the SBA’s export assistance programs to exporters and lenders throughout New England.  

Joe brings 20+ years of private sector business experience, including international roles in manufacturing, commercial finance and commercial lending.   His commercial lending experience includes working at a commercial finance company and various commercial banks in the Hartford area.  For the past three years, Joe worked as a commercial relationship manager at a Connecticut-based Community Bank where he supported small businesses, with a particular focus on family-owned businesses, with their commercial banking, financing and cash management needs.  In this role he utilized SBA’s 7a and 504 loan programs.  

Most of Joe’s experience is international as for 19 years his focus was on the marketing, underwriting and financing of projects using the four largest U.S. government loan guaranty programs, including Ex-Im Bank, OPIC/DFC, SBA and USDA providing short, medium and long-term financing to small businesses active in global markets.