International Trade in the Metro Denver region

Denver is a prime location to conduct your international business operations, with a skilled workforce, a world-class international airport, one-bounce satellite capabilities, a centrally located time zone and much more to help your company succeed.

Denver is home to 32 Foreign Consulates, working to support the region’s economic development through expanding trade relations and promoting cultural exchange. The Denver Metro Economic Development Corporation maintains 27 International Sister City relationships helping to promote cultural understanding and economic opportunities and Denver also maintains 10 Sister City relationships with countries spanning 10 continents.

Learn more about the region's economic development resources:

Denver City and County Office of Economic Development
Webb Municipal Building
201 West Colfax, Department 1005
Denver, CO 80202
720-913-1999
http://www.milehigh.com/business
The Denver Office of Economic Development (OED) operates to create a local environment that stimulates balanced growth through job creation, business assistance, housing options and neighborhood redevelopment through its four divisions.

The Division of Business Development (DBD) is a business resource agency that offers a variety of programs and services to assist new and expanding businesses located within the City and County of Denver. DBD offers regulatory assistance, relocation and expansion services, economic and demographic data, Enterprise Tax-Zone Credit assistance, and international trade assistance for businesses located in Denver or looking to do business in Denver.

Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT)
1625 Broadway Street, Suite 2700
Denver, CO 80202
303-892-3840
Fax: 303-892-3848
www.advancecolorado.com

The Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) fosters a positive business climate that encourages quality economic development through financial and technical assistance provided in support of local and regional economic development activities throughout the State of Colorado.

Colorado Office of International Trade (a division of OEDIT)
1625 Broadway Street, Suite 2700
Denver, CO 80202
303-892-3850
Fax: 303-892-3820
ito@state.co.us
www.advancecolorado.com

The Colorado Office of International Trade was established with the goal of promoting the export of Colorado goods and services and attracting foreign investment that will create jobs for Coloradans.

By promoting Colorado exports and attracting foreign investment, the ITO helps to build Colorado's identity as an international business center, encouraging foreign buyers to look to Colorado for products and services. The ITO is open to the public and most services are rendered at no cost.

They offer regional specialization, with an overseas office in Guadalajara, Mexico and honorary trade offices in Japan, Jordan, Germany, and Switzerland. COEDIT also has a contractual arrangement with the US Department of Commerce for services in Canada and Peru.

Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation
1445 Market Street
Denver, CO 80202
303-620-8092
Fax: 303-534-3200
info@metrodenver.org
www.metrodenver.org
The Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation (Metro Denver EDC), an affiliate of the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, is the nation’s first and only truly regional economic development entity in which many area economic development groups have joined together to represent, and further, the interests of an entire region. Their partners include 70 cities, counties, and economic development organizations in the seven-county Metro Denver and two-county Northern Colorado region. The Metro EDC works to create a competitive environment that attracts companies and jobs is backed by the region's business community, with primary funding coming from private-sector investors, as well as participating cities and counties.

U.S. Export Assistance Center of Denver
World Trade Center
1625 Broadway, Suite 680
Denver, CO 80202
303-844-6001
Fax: 303-844-5651
Paul.Bergman@mail.doc.gov
http://www.buyusa.gov/colorado/
The US Export Assistance Center of Denver works to help you identify and evaluate international partners, navigate international documentation challenges, create market entry strategies and other export related guidance. The Denver Export Assistance Center is part of an international network of global professionals. They have 165 offices in 82 countries throughout the world.

World Trade Center
1625 Broadway, Suite 680
Denver, CO 80202
303-592-5760
http://www.wtcdenver.com
The World Trade Center Denver (WTC Denver) is the premier international business resource in the Rocky Mountain region. With 250 members, the WTC Denver centralizes trade and business activities while bringing together influential business people from around the world. As a non-profit, membership organization, the WTC Denver provides international programs and services for both members and non-members. WTC Denver members play a key role in shaping our region's position within the global economy.

As a member of the World Trade Centers Association headquartered in New York, they are part of a worldwide network of nearly 300 Trade Centers in 100 countries. Through cooperative relationships and support the WTC Denver and its members can access resources of the world's major trading centers for information, trade and business contacts and a wide variety of specialized international services.