
Export to Africa
For U.S. businesses looking to enter or expand in African markets.
How Prosper Africa Can Help
Africa is home to seven of the world’s ten fastest growing economies. Its rapidly-growing middle class–forecast to triple by 2030–represents a stronger labor pool and more purchasing power than ever before. Prosper Africa provides a comprehensive package of services that help U.S. businesses take advantage of these opportunities.
The Prosper Africa toolkit below features resources to help reduce the cost of doing business in Africa, including financing, loan guarantees, market intelligence, and more.
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Trade & Investment Hubs
The U.S. Agency for International Development's regional Hubs provide businesses and investors the support they need to grow, including business consulting, transaction facilitation, and more.
U.S. Commercial Service
The U.S. Commercial Service helps U.S. businesses export and grow internationally by offering companies the full range of expertise in international trade.
U.S. Small Business Development Centers
Centers provide U.S. entrepreneurs and small businesses with consulting and training on business planning, marketing, international trade, and much more.
Business Matchmaking
The U.S. Department of Commerce increases U.S. companies' brand awareness and market exposure abroad, and helps them establish relationships with potential partners.
Minority Business Development Agency
MBDA promotes the growth of U.S. minority-owned businesses through public and private sector programs, policy, and research.
State Trade Expansion Grants
STEP grants help U.S. small businesses learn how to export, participate in trade missions, trade shows, and more. They are supported by the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Export Credit Guarantees
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Export Credit Guarantee Program provides credit guarantees to encourage financing of commercial exports of U.S. agricultural products.
Market Access Program
The Foreign Agricultural Service works with U.S. agricultural trade associations, cooperatives, and small businesses to help build export markets for U.S. agricultural products.
Emerging Markets Program
The Foreign Agriculture Service's Emerging Markets Program helps U.S. organizations promote exports of U.S. agricultural products.
Trade Shows
The U.S. Department of Agriculture endorses the trade shows that will provide the best international exposure and marketing opportunities for U.S. companies and producers.
Trade Missions
The U.S. Department of Agriculture supports international trade missions to provide U.S. exporters with the opportunity to forge relationships with potential customers, gather market intelligence, and generate sales.
Reverse Trade Missions
The U.S. Trade and Development Agency brings African project sponsors to the United States to observe the innovative design, manufacture, and operation of American products and services to support their infrastructure development goals.
Workshops & Conferences
The U.S. Trade and Development Agency develops the reliable relationships that U.S. companies and partner countries need to advance key priorities. USTDA-sponsored events connect U.S. firms with African partners, highlight upcoming infrastructure projects, and showcase cutting edge U.S. goods and services.
Access Africa
Access Africa is a collaboration between the U.S. Trade and Development Agency and U.S. industry leaders to support the quality development of priority information and communication technology infrastructure and related services across Africa.
Small Business Training
The U.S. Small Business Administration offers online courses to help Americans start and run their own business, including how to write a business plan, finding investors, and more.
Virtual Export Promotion Services
The U.S. Commercial Service offers virtual services, including matchmaking, e-commerce, and due diligence support.
Country Guides
The Country Commercial Guides describe market conditions, opportunities, regulations, and business customs for over 125 countries.
Power Africa Toolbox
The Toolbox draws on the combined knowledge, programs, and funds of 12 U.S. Government agencies and 19 Development partners to unlock obstacles facing private sector power deals in sub-Saharan Africa.