Doing business in foreign markets allows Alabama businesses to generate revenue from customers worldwide. In 2007, Alabama exported more than $14.4 billion of products to over 175 locations worldwide. In recent years, over 2,350 companies exported, and of those over 80 percent were small and medium-sized enterprises with fewer than 500 employees. In addition, over 100,000 jobs throughout the state are directly linked to trade . Moreover, fifteen percent of all manufacturing workers in Alabama depend on exports for their jobs.
Trade means JOBS. Jobs mean REVENUE. Revenue means PROSPERITY.
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