The Governor's Award for Trade Excellence - State of Tennessee

For details and eligibility criteria, download the full application (PDF) here.

2007 Governor's Award for Trade Excellence Application

1. Nominated Company Information

Company Name
Contact Person
Title
Address
City
State
Zip Code
E-mail address

Phone
Fax
Web site
Number of employees
Year co. established

2. Category (please check one).

Large business (over 250 employees
Medium business (under 250 employees)
Small business (under 25 employees)

3. Please list your company's annual average employment in each of the past three years

2007
2006
2005

4. Please describe your product or service (maximum 100 words)

5. Which of the following best describes your company's international business relationships? (check all applicable categories)

Direct Export
Foreign distributors / agents
Joint ventures
Manufacturer's rep in foreign country
International branch
International subsidiary
Import
Other (please describe)

5. What percent of your total annual sales are / were export sales in the following years?

2005
2006
2007

6. What was the total dollar volume of exports from your company during the most recent 12 months for which information is available?

7. Over the last three years, which statement best describes your firms export sales? (check one)

Roughly equal growth in domestic and foreign sales
Foreign sales growth exceeded domestic sales growth
Domestic sales growth exceeded foreign sales growth
Company does not sell products or services domestically

8. Please describe how your company has demonstrated a commitment to exporting? (for example, foreign trade show participation, travel to foreign markets, developed sales, promotion materials in foreign language, conducted
export training for staff, etc).

9. Please describe your best 2007 international business success story. Explain how your firm overcame challenges or obstacles to win the business?