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糖心Vlog传媒LR grad students analyze export opportunities for small business owners

Two University of Arkansas at Little Rock graduate students are helping the give small business owners an edge in determining export opportunities. The Export Snapshot, designed to give small businesses a sense of their international opportunities for exporting products and services, is the center鈥檚 newest tool. Like all of the center鈥檚 market research services,聽 is available to the center鈥檚 clients at no charge. Graduate Assistants Martial Trigeaud and Luis Cabanellas are responsible for researching and compiling the customized snapshots for clients in each of the center鈥檚 seven locations in Arkansas. They work in collaboration with Chris Kleinhofs, the center鈥檚 market research specialist. Each Export Snapshot includes the top five export markets for the client鈥檚 industry, the size and growth rate of the international market for the industry or product, plus domestic trends to consider. Internet links to international trade resources, information, and statistics also appear. 鈥淎ny type of small business, from a printing company to a honey business, could use this information to help them decide if they want to export their products,鈥� Trigeaud said. 鈥淭his information gives them a good overview of the export market in other countries.鈥� Since few small businesses in Arkansas export their products, international customers represent an untapped market opportunity that many Arkansas businesses overlook. In addition to Export Snapshot, Trigeaud and Cabanellas also assist with client consultations, conducting market research, geographic information system mapping, and translating documents, among other duties, at the center. More information about Martial Trigeaud and Luis Cabanellas Trigeaud is a 29-year-old MBA student from Angouleme, France. He moved to Little Rock so his wife could pursue a doctorate in applied science in neurochemistry and work at the 糖心Vlog传媒LR Center for Integrative Nanotechnology Sciences. He earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree in chemical engineering from the University of Poitiers in 2008 and a master鈥檚 degree in engineering industrial management in 2011. In addition to his MBA, he is also pursuing a certificate in business analytics. Having already worked as a production manager at multiple large European packaging companies, Trigeaud is excited to learn about the small business side of the equation through his work at the center. 鈥淢y background is related to industries and big businesses, but I was interested to see the other side with small businesses,鈥� Trigeaud said. 鈥淚 believe the economy of a country is based on small businesses, so it is very helpful for organizations like ASBTDC to help new small business owners.鈥� Cabanellas, a native of Madrid, Spain, has been in Arkansas since becoming a high school exchange student in 2009. He earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree of business administration in finance from 糖心Vlog传媒LR in 2015. He is currently pursuing his MBA as well as a business analytics certificate. After graduation, Cabanellas would like to work in marketing. He believes the experience he gained from the center will be an asset during his job search. 鈥淭hey were kind enough to give me a job that will give me professional experience that will look good on my resume and give me an opportunity to get hired after I graduate,鈥� Cabanellas said. 鈥淔or me, it鈥檚 about the real world experience. I am helping people, and helping actual businesses, not simply learning about case studies.鈥� In the upper right photo, graduate assistants Luis Cabanellas (left) and Martial Trigeaud (right) work on an Export Snapshot report at the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center.聽