Monterey Bay International Trade Association (MBITA)

The Monterey Bay International Trade Association (MBITA) is a global trade association that has been operating throughout California for 25 years. MBITA manages the longstanding and popular TradePort.org global trade portal which was established with a grant from the EDA of the U.S. Department of Commerce (USDOC) in 1995 and is known as the California’s gateway to global trade.

Through TradePort’s public and private sector network of trade promotion service organizations located throughout California, TradePort assists companies in the U.S. and abroad with the following services:

• Global trade Finance
• Purchasing representation in the U.S. in behalf of foreign clients
• North American Marketing Services for foreign entities
• Technology Transfer support
• Researching foreign markets
• Developing an export and import strategy
• Qualifying and selecting strategic foreign partners and distributors
• Providing detailed support in shipping logistics
• eTraining on online Global Trade services.

TradePort has recently expanded its services with the selection of BB Wong as the new Foreign Director of Bilateral Global Investment that will match her established   network of professional investors throughout the globe with commercial and luxury residential properties in the U.S. and abroad.

BB Wong’s responsibilities will also include access to her global network of business professionals and investors that seek to consult and invest in various bilateral import and export opportunities in the U.S. and throughout the globe. BB Wong will also provide international inbound and outbound investment missions, special tours and events with leading business leaders and government officials.

BB Wong in partnership with the TradePort team will use her match-making services to help investors connect across industries with investment opportunities in fields such as agricultural technology, marine biology and protection of species, the university systems and the expansion of educational opportunities and industrial innovation.

B.B. Wong is also the first Certified Overseas Realtor for Century 21 China, its Realtor of Choice and a member of the Century 21 Global Commercial Network.

Client Testimonials

Your ‘Monterey Bay, Like No Other’ event on the branding and marketing of the Monterey Bay region was a great presentation yesterday. The panelists were terrific, topics were very well thought out, and then everything was tied together very well. The Monterey Bay region is ‘like no other’. I came away with a sense that you were able to “move the needle” somewhat closer to being able to develop a definitive ‘branding’ and ‘marketing’ program for the Monterey Bay," says Michael Viguerie, Partner, Newport Board Group LLC.

"MBITA has proved to be a great organization for global trade resources and services. Over the years we have found their export promotion services, luncheons and conference to be of great value to Raytek and its foreign market operations" says Gary Hampsch, Intl Sales & Marketing Manager of Raytek, Inc.

"We have found MBITA to be a great partner for us to help our company develop new foreign markets for our various wine corkscrew products. It's nice to have a local organization that can help us form business relationships with domestic and foreign public & private sector organizations, such as the U.S. Commercial Service", says Frank Chiorazzi, Principal of Franmara, Inc.