Every day this week we’ve been spotlighting 3 companies around the country benefiting from GSP renewal. (Here are the posts from Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday). Below are three more companies able to new and better American jobs because of GSP renewal: Thompson Traders in Greensboro, North Carolina: GSP expiration cost Thompson Traders...
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Written on July 17, 2017 in
India
Austin-based Matr Boomie was founded in 2006 with the mission of creating opportunities for women and minorities to realize their creative, economic, and leadership potential. Since then it has grown to empower 20,000 artisans in 40 partner communities throughout India and its products are sold at more than 1,500 retailers in North America, Europe,...
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Written on June 19, 2017 in
exports
Aid Through Trade is a leader in the fair trade fashion industry. Founded in 1993, today it supports over 200 women artisans in Nepal – one of the poorest countries in the world – in addition to its staff in Maryland. GSP expiration in 2013 had a snowball effect familiar to many small business users...
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