Shona Reilly, Trade Manager, Trade Acceleration Program (Episode 259) | 26 February 2021

Shona Reilly brings a high amount of energy and true passion to the Trade Acceleration Program (or “TAP”) that is designed to help entrepreneurs, startups and business owners with exporting their goods or services outside of Canada.  Get the tools, connections and knowledge you need to take your business into new markets. The TAP team understands the challenges businesses are facing and is available to provide support in a number of areas:  Give business owners customized, face-to-face coaching and advice  Help them navigate the complex global trade ecosystem  Give them access to a network of experts and thought leaders  Help founders and their staff become familiar with international best practices Help them develop and set up an export plan  Not surprisingly, past guests of the Calgary Business Program have benefited from the TAP program including Guillermo Chan of Borken Pencil YYC (episode 252 on 19 February 2021) and Rob Kaczanowski from Black Cloud Bitters (episode 218 on 15 December 2020).  While chatting with Shona during recording of this episode, I learned that Danika Kelly from My Normative had also completed the TAP program; Danika joined me for episode 280 on 29 March 2021 and her other business, Studio D, was featured on episode 196 when Clinic Director, Kate Exley joined me in the podcast booth on 23 October 2020. §§§ To learn more about the work of Shona and the TAP program within the Calgary Economic Development (“CED”), click on one or more of the links below to important TAP and CED links:  TAP Website | http://bit.ly/2NGUMfm  CED Website | https://calgaryeconomicdevelopment.com/  LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/calgary-economic-development/  Twitter | @CalgaryEconomic  Facebook | @CalgaryEconomic  Instagram | @LifeinCalgary  §§§  Shona Reilly, Trade Manager | https://www.linkedin.com/in/shona-reilly-42182460/ §§§ Calgary community | Local trade and commerce | International trade and commerce | Startups | Entrepreneurs | Founders | Self-employed individuals | Small business | Cross border trade | Legal and tax | Calgary businesses | Calgary startups | Calgary founders | Calgary Innovation | Calgary creativity