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The application requires comprehensive company contact and key business data, export history, and a clear three-year export plan with international marketing strategies. It also requests proposed STEP export development activities, sales and job growth projections, and detailed budgets. Proposals are evaluated on overall quality, execution capability, and projected export sales; incomplete applications are rejected. 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Incomplete applications are rejected.",{"name":116,"@type":107,"acceptedAnswer":117},"What eligibility must an applicant certify as an eligible small business concern?",{"text":118,"@type":110},"Applicants must certify the business is organized and operating in the United States, meets applicable SBA size standards, has been in business for at least one year, and has sufficient resources for trade-related costs. The applicant also certifies the company is export ready with goods/services of U.S. origin or at least 51% U.S. content.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":78,"og:type":121,"og:title":59,"og:site_name":91,"og:description":61},"article",{"robots":123,"canonical":78},"index,follow",{"doc_id":125,"site_id":56},249532,1790386886,{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":128},{"doc_id":125,"user_id":129,"nickname":88,"user_avatar":60,"doc_module":9,"category_id":35,"category_name":36,"doc_title":59,"doc_description":61,"doc_content":130,"file_id":131,"file_url":132,"file_type":133,"file_size":134,"view_count":101,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":9,"is_downloadable":9,"audit_status":9,"page_count":101,"language":135,"language_code":57,"site_id":56,"html_lang":57,"table_of_contents":136,"faqs":137,"seo_title":138,"seo_description":61,"update_tm":139,"read_time":47},8796093062539,"In order to submit this form, you should open it with Adobe Acrobat Reader.  \nSTEP Tennessee Application  \nThank you for your interest in applying to STEP Tennessee.  \nWe suggest that you complete this application on a computer rather than a mobile device. We advise that you compile all necessary information before you begin to complete the application form.  \nThe following is the information that you will need to complete the application:  \n Basic company contact details and key facts (e.g., Federal Tax Identification Number, employment data, revenue data, product/service information, etc).  \n Background information on the company's existing export activity (e.g., export sales information, key export markets, channels, international marketing activities, budget, etc).  \n Anticipated export goals and strategies over next three years (international marketing plan).  \n Proposed export development activities under the STEP program, including sales projections, job growth projections and detailed budget information.  \nIt may be a good idea to save your answers as a separate Word document before entering the data into the online application. With this information compiled in advance, we anticipate that it will take less than 45 minutes to complete this application. Please note that answers to all questions are required. All requests will be evaluated on the overall quality of the proposal, the company's ability to successfully execute the proposed project, and the projected export sales. Incomplete applications will be rejected. STEP Tennessee is focused on the following goals, and your proposal must show your company's export activity(ies) will help achieve at least one of these goals:  \n Increase the number of Tennessee companies that export (i.e., help new-to-export companies start exporting)  \n Increase the value of a company's exports  \n Increase the number of companies exploring significant new trade opportunities  \nApplicants will receive a written response to their request. If you are awarded a STEP Tennessee grant, your company should submit a Request for Reimbursement within 30 days of project completion and include all required documentation based on the final expenses.  \nIf you have questions or need help, please contact:  \nJeffrey Overby, Director, Tennessee Export Initiative, [TEl@belmont.edu](TEl@belmont.edu)  \nSBA SELF-REPRESENTATION AS AN ELIGIBLE SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN FORM  \nThe undersigned seeks services from a State grant recipient under the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (HR 644) which authorized the State Trade Expansion Program (STEP Section  \n503 of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 defines the term 'eligible small business concern,\" as a business concern that:  \n1. Is organized or incorporated in the United States;  \n2. Is operating in the United States;  \n3. Meets:  \n1  \nCreate your own automated PDFs with Jotform PDF Editor- It’s free    \nA. The applicable industry-based small business size standard established under section 3 of the Small Business Act; or  \nB. The alternate size standard applicable to the program under section 7(a) of the Small  \nBusiness Act and the loan programs under title V of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 695 et seq; The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) size standards are found at 13 C. F. R. Part 121. Use the following s ba.gov link for information on size standards for your business ([https://www.sba.gov/size-standards/index.html](https://www.sba.gov/size-standards/index.html)  \n4. Has been in business for not less than 1 year, as of the date on which assistance using a grant under this subsection commences; and  \n5. Has access to sufficient resources to bear the costs associated with trade, including the costs of packing, shipping, freight forwarding, and customs brokers.  \nNote: If do not meet the criteria above, you are ineligible for the STEP program.  \nThe undersigned certifies that this is an export","cbCaioCQEJd9GCdS","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaioCQEJd9GCdS","pdf",273312,"English","# STEP Tennessee Application\n## Required information for completion\n## Evaluation criteria and next steps\n## SBA self-representation as an eligible small business concern\n## Certification regarding debarment, suspension, ineligibility and voluntary exclusion","[{\"question\":\"What information is required to complete the STEP Tennessee application?\",\"answer\":\"The application requests basic company contact details and key facts, background on current export activity, export goals and strategies for the next three years, and proposed STEP export development activities with projections and a detailed budget.\"},{\"question\":\"How are applications evaluated and what happens if information is incomplete?\",\"answer\":\"Requests are evaluated based on overall proposal quality, the company’s ability to execute the proposed project, and projected export sales. 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