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Success Stories for Minnesota Businesses
Milltronics, a machine and process control equipment manufacturer in Waconia, MN, met with the CS Minneapolis office about the collection of monies owed to it by a Chilean business partner. CS Minneapolis and Santiago, Chile, worked to provide best-practices guidance for methods of payment and business contracts in Chile, ensured correct legal procedures were understood, and helped clarify the letter of credit payment process. With this assistance, Milltronics moved forward and reported receiving the outstanding $400,000 payment.
Paragon Store Fixtures of Big Lakes, turns out display cases for retail
establishments. A new-to-export company, it asked the CS Minneapolis
office for help in determining manufacturing specifications for the Finnish
Maritime Association (FMA), and completing export documentation for a
potential sale to that country. Through CS Finland, Paragon was introduced
to FMA which provided the necessary manufacturing compliance
requirements. With this help, Paragon exported over $100,000 worth of
display fixtures to a Finnish boat manufacturer.
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