Name

East Michigan District Export Council

Legal name

East Michigan District Export Council

Website

https://eastmichigandec.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

East Michigan District Export Council is a volunteer nonprofit, federally chartered by the U.S. Department of Commerce since 1986, that provides export counseling, mentoring, and training to small and medium-sized Michigan manufacturers and exporters entering international markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Detroit

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Non-profit Organization: EMDEC is a non-profit volunteer organization. It does not generate revenue from products or services. The council is supported through activities such as counseling and mentoring of local businesses in exporting, creating greater export awareness, advocating trade policy, and providing export training through Export University programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

East Michigan District Export Council (EMDEC) is a volunteer nonprofit organization operating under the U.S. Department of Commerce that provides export counseling, mentoring, educational programs, and trade awareness services to Michigan businesses seeking to begin or expand exporting activities. It delivers these services through workshops, webinars (Trade Talk Tuesday), one-on-one mentoring, ExporTech intensive programs, and NASBITE CGBP certification preparation workshops in partnership with state agencies and educational institutions.

Product overview

East Michigan District Export Council (EMDEC) is a volunteer organization, not a software or product company. It provides export assistance services including trade counseling, export resources, educational events, and news to support Michigan businesses engaged in or seeking to engage in international trade. Services include Trade Assistance resources (US and Michigan trade statistics, ITA role information), Export Resources (guides, tutorials, trade finance information, travel tools), and educational programs such as the NASBITE Global Business Professional Training Workshop. The organization does not sell commercial products or software.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Export Counseling and Mentoring One-on-one professional advice and mentoring for Michigan businesses on international trade, provided by volunteer business leaders with international business expertise.
• Trade Talk Tuesday Webinar Series 20-minute online educational sessions organized jointly with the U.S. Commercial Service covering topics such as export compliance, landed costs, Incoterms, and market diversification.
• ExporTech Program Three-day intensive workshops spanning 10-12 weeks with mentoring for export strategy development, co-organized with Saginaw Valley State University and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation.
• NASBITE CGBP Training Workshop In-person 2-day training workshops for the Certified Global Business Professional credential preparation, held at venues such as Automation Alley in Troy, MI. Pricing tiers include Regular ($295), Student ($225), and Early Bird ($245).
• Export University Programs Export training programs delivered to local businesses to build export knowledge and capability.
• Export Control Conferences Multi-day conferences on export controls hosted in partnership with government agencies such as BIS and OFAC.

Quantifiable outcome

• Michigan exported $58.5 billion in goods in 2013, among 16 states to set export records
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• U.S. Commercial ServicecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe trade promotion arm of the U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration. U.S. Commercial Service professionals in over 100 U.S. cities and 75+ countries help U.S. companies export. Jointly organizes Trade Talk Tuesday webinars with East and West Michigan DECs.
• West Michigan District Export CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister DEC organization in Michigan. Collaborates on joint programs including Trade Talk Tuesday webinar series and ExporTech workshops.
• Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState of Michigan's marketing arm for business growth. Provides export consulting, organizes trade missions, administers MI-STEP grants, and co-organizes ExporTech programs with EMDEC.
• Michigan State University International Business Center (MSU IBC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocated in Broad College of Business at Michigan State University. Provides educational resources, co-develops training programs like NASBITE CGBP workshops, and hosts the globalEDGE business resource.
• Automation AlleysupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMichigan's technology and business accelerator. Hosts NASBITE CGBP training workshops and other export-related events at their Troy, MI facility.
• Saginaw Valley State UniversitysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizes ExporTech programs in Michigan, providing student support for market research and company mentoring.
• Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal export credit agency providing financing solutions. Featured as speaker/resource provider in ExporTech programs.
• U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides funding through STEP grants and SBA USEAC programs. SBA USEAC-Detroit participates in trade events and ExporTech programs.
• NASBITE InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional association administering the Certified Global Business Professional (CGBP) credential. EMDEC is an approved provider of CGBP training and exam preparation.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• National District Export Council: Umbrella body that coordinates all District Export Councils nationally, including EMDEC. Comparable because it sits in the same federally chartered export-promotion network, but operates at national rather than district scope.
• Small Business Administration (SBA): Federal agency providing export-financing support, STEP grants, and USEAC programming that EMDEC actively participates in. Comparable because both serve SMB exporters with non-dilutive funding pathways and counseling, but at federal scope.
• U.S. Commercial Service: Trade-promotion arm of the U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration — the federal parent body in EMDEC's ecosystem. Overlaps heavily in export assistance, market research, and trade-mission services, but at national scale rather than district scope.
• Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM): Federal export-credit agency featured in EMDEC's ExporTech programs. Comparable as part of the same federally-backed export-financing and education ecosystem serving U.S. SMB exporters, though operating at national scale.

Regional players

• Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC): State of Michigan's business-growth agency and a core partner of EMDEC. Comparable because MEDC runs parallel export consulting, overseas trade missions, and MI-STEP grants — operating in the same regional trade-development lane.
• Michigan State University International Business Center: University-based international business resource center that co-develops EMDEC's training programs and hosts the globalEDGE knowledge platform. Comparable as a regional trade-education and research provider aligned with EMDEC's curriculum and audience.
• Automation Alley: Michigan's technology and business accelerator that hosts EMDEC's NASBITE CGBP workshops and related export events. Comparable as a Michigan-based SMB support organization that delivers training and acceleration programming to the same audience.

Direct peers

• American Association of Exporters and Importers (AAEI): National trade association representing U.S. exporters and importers on trade policy, compliance, and education. Comparable in mission (advocacy + trade-compliance training for member firms) though structured as a paid-membership trade body rather than a volunteer council.
• NASBITE International: National association administering the Certified Global Business Professional (CGBP) credential, of which EMDEC is an approved training provider. Comparable as a trade-education and certification body serving the same SMB-export audience.
• West Michigan District Export Council: Sister DEC organization in Michigan under the U.S. Department of Commerce. Operates the same volunteer, government-affiliated model and co-hosts Trade Talk Tuesday webinars with EMDEC — making it the most directly comparable peer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/EastMichiganDEC
• YouTubeyoutube.com/exporteastmich
• Facebookfacebook.com/pages/East-Michigan-District-Export-Council/207452679280491
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/emdec

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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