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Monthly Monitor from the Office of Export Promotion – Issue #10, March 23, 2026
What Is Your Type?
What type of organization is your small business? Are you a functional or go-getter? Check out the Eight Types of Organizational Structures and their unique differences from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce!
Need IP Help?
Check out these webinars from the USPTO (U.S. Patent and Trademark Office)
The first IP policy webinar, International perspectives on intellectual property, features members of the USPTO’s Office of Policy and International Affairs, which advises the USPTO Director on domestic and international IP matters. The webinar took place September 10, 2025.
The second IP policy webinar, Meet our intellectual property attachés, offers viewers a chance to hear from three of the USPTO’s 14 IP attachés. They are part of the team posted to U.S. embassies that advocates internationally to improve IP systems and assists U.S. stakeholders in all areas of IP. The webinar was held December 10, 2025.
For more information on the USPTO’s work related to IP policy, visit the USPTO webpage.
Webinars:
Certification Process and Technical Assistance
March 19, 2026 / 11 a.m.
Hosted by HCOBO
The Road Ahead for U.S. Manufacturing: 2026 Economic Outlook
March 19, 2026 / 2 p.m.
Hosted by withum
Leverage Digital Marketing to Accelerate Export Growth
March 24, 2026 / 1 p.m.
Hosted by USCS
For Your Information:
Small businesses are seeing advanced - fee fraud schemes and similar scams. Here are a few ways to protect your business from potential fraudsters! Two solutions offered by the U.S. Commercial Service are their international company profile service to vet prospective partners, and the Consolidated Screening List Search Engine to vet prospective partners and buyers for restrictions from the U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Department of State, and U.S. Department of the Treasury. Keep your eyes open for a potential webinar on this topic in May!
Tax Season Is Coming
15 Tax Deductions Your Business Should Know About
Tax deductions reduce your business’s taxable income, which can save you money on quarterly or yearly taxes. Here are 15 tax deductions your small business should know about. Read more: Business Tax Deductions - US Chamber of Commerce
NJCPA To The Rescue
The New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants is partnering with the New Jersey State Library, to offer a free tax help hotline for residents and small businesses, to host a free virtual tax call-in event March 22 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Details
New Hope Network Identifies New Trends
Discover how consumer demands for high protein, clean labels and global flavors are shaping natural and organic food trends in 2026. Read Article
What is "Success" to You?
Is it seeing your firm's consumer packaged goods on the shelves of a British store? Perhaps, it is entering the United Arab Emirates with a breakthrough cosmetic? Or, it might be selling your firm's AI-powered consulting services in Japan.
Whichever country, or language, spells "Success" to you, the Office of Export Promotion is your go-to resource. Send an email to Marielle Wolf at marielle.wolf@sos.nj.gov.
Let’s talk about what your “Success” will be!
Have an Export-Related Need? NJBAC Office of Export Promotion Can Help.
The Office of Export Promotion works with New Jersey’s small and mid-sized companies interested in expanding sales and their customer base for their products and services through export. Companies interested in global business activity can tap into a number of resources on business export planning available through the NJBAC Export Promotion unit.
Have a Business Need? NJBAC Can Help.
The NJBAC offers no-cost technical assistance, training, and problem-solving. From site selection and incentive identification to one-off questions, the NJBAC is here to support all NJ businesses. In addition to the Office of Export Promotion, NJBAC is home to the Office of Small Business Advocacy, Office of Business Advocacy, and the Office of Planning Advocacy. The NJBAC offers free online chat and telephone (800-537-7397) assistance in English and Spanish to any New Jersey business. The NJBAC Small Business Manual, a one-stop tool for many business concerns, is available online. A Spanish version of the manual is also available for download. A print copy in both versions is available on request.
Please feel free to share the information in this email with other NJ companies interested in exporting.
Please note we will be sending out these OEP Updates emails typically once a month. If there is a topic you would like us to address, please tell us. If you would rather not receive these emails, let us know and we will remove you from our list.
Best Regards,
The Office of Export Promotion Team
Penni Wild, Deputy Executive Director
Jean Chang, International Business Advocate
Marielle Wolf, NJSTEP Project Director
Sophie Werner, International Business Advocate