RICHMOND—The Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) today announced the acceptance of 12 companies into its two-year Virginia Leaders in Export Trade (VALET) program. The VALET program assists companies in the Commonwealth that are committed to international exporting as a growth strategy. To participate, each business must meet both quantitative and qualitative selection criteria, and participating firms are chosen based on their dedication to growing export sales. To date, 415 Virginia companies have been accepted to participate in the VALET program.



The companies joining the VALET program include:

  • Cloth & Paper (Henrico County)
  • Conflict Kinetics (Loudoun County)
  • Diamondback Toolbelts (Albemarle County)
  • Enterprise Knowledge (Arlington County)
  • Euro-Composites Corporation (Culpeper County)
  • HUB Corporation (City of Roanoke)
  • MATBOCK, LLC (City of Virginia Beach)
  • Morcom International, Inc. (Fairfax County)
  • Qore Performance, Inc. (Loudoun County)
  • Tax Analysts (City of Falls Church)
  • TECHLAB, Inc. (Montgomery County)
  • Turman Sawmill, Inc. (Carroll County)

“The VALET program has helped more than 350 companies successfully navigate the changing global marketplace and expand international sales over the past two decades, directly contributing to Virginia's economic growth,” said VEDP President and CEO Jason El Koubi. “We are excited to welcome these Virginia companies to VALET and look forward to working with them over the course of the next two years to access global markets and accelerate international sales.”

Currently, the VALET program has 51 companies as participants. The program provides participating companies with export planning services and assistance from a team of experienced international service providers to help meet the companies’ international business goals. These private sector service providers contribute essential expertise to assist companies in executing export plans and include attorneys, web designers, bankers, translators, accountants, and freight forwarders.



The Commonwealth of Virginia exports more than $35 billion in goods and services annually. Exports of Virginia’s products and services to the world are vital to the growth of the Commonwealth, supporting more than 257,000 jobs and generating $2 billion in annual tax revenue. VEDP offers numerous programs to assist Virginia companies with selling into the global marketplace and has a network of international market research consultants covering more than 120 countries around the globe.



The Virginia Economic Development Partnership was created by the Virginia General Assembly in 1995 to encourage, stimulate, and support the development and expansion of the economy of the Commonwealth. To accomplish its objectives of promoting economic expansion within the Commonwealth, the Partnership focuses its efforts on business recruitment, expansion, and international trade development.



For more information on the VALET program, click here.

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