The World Trade Center Association Los Angeles–Long Beach pursues trade facilitation and investment attraction for the greater Los Angeles region. The WTCA LA-LB works to support the development of international trade and business opportunities for Southern California companies as the leading international trade association, trade service organization and trade resource in the Los Angeles region. It also promotes the Los Angeles region as a destination for foreign investment to a targeted international audience to attract a significant flow of investment to the region, thereby enhancing the region’s economy, employment and business opportunities for local firms. The WTCA LA-LB is a subsidiary of the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation.
What is the World Trade Center Association Los Angeles-Long Beach?
The WTCA LA-LB is your passport to international business growth. Strategically positioned at the World Trade Center facilities in Los Angeles and Long Beach, we are a focal point for international business development. Through the WTCA LA-LB, we offer businesses the opportunity to expand sales in the international market. This is accomplished through a cooperative regional effort, combining the numerous public and private trade resources available.
Our trade experts and staff provide businesses with the basics of trade, individual export and import counseling; personal referrals to state and federal agencies for trade resources, trade financing, and overseas trade promotion; investment attraction; and the use of state-of-the-art online database for market research and trade leads.
The WTCA LA-LB is a nonprofit 501c(3) benefit corporation, serving as the Los Angeles County branch since 1986.
Services and Support
Our trade consulting team helps your company by providing:
Investment attraction
Site selection
Tax incentives
Employee hiring and training resources
Export/Import training
The basics of international trade
Export/Import plan
Development/market research
Marketing support
International and domestic trade shows
Industry matchmaker missions
Trade missions
Trade financing assistance
Loan counseling and packaging
Access to state and federal government trade finance services
An electronic network for trade opportunities
An online compendium of market research and economic data
If you are a member of the press, our primary media contact person is Nhien Barros (213) 236-4816, or nhien.barros@laedc.org. You can also contact George McQuade, WTCA LA-LB publicist, at (818) 340-5300 or email pr@mayocommunications.com.
Current Events
WTCA LA-LB Trade Mission to India: March 2-9, 2008
The World Trade Center Association Los Angeles - Long Beach and the LAEDC in conjunction with the City of Long Beach invite you to join us for a Trade Mission to India, visiting New Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata. We will focus on how U.S. companies can take advantage of an early entry into India, an emerging "mega-market."
The Trade Mission will include:
Prescreened one-on-one business matchmaking meetings with potential partners, distributors, licensees and other client prospects
Custom-tailored industry visits
Briefings on Indian industry and business practices
Networking receptions with senior Indian government officials and industry representatives
