The Chester County Economic Development Council (CCEDC) announced that 25 international business experts have committed to serve on Pennsylvania Global Business Advisors (GBA), a world-class, private sector, B2B advisory board for regional and international companies looking to expand imports, exports, foreign direct investment, and international partnerships.

Pennsylvania GBA is led by newly appointed program director Wilfred Muskens, honorary consul in Philadelphia for the Kingdom of the Netherlands and former deputy secretary for the Office of International Business Development for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED). Muskens is joined by international business experts from the counties of Berks, Chester, Delaware, Lancaster, Montgomery, Philadelphia and York, with others to be added over the next few months.

Pennsylvania GBA will offer international business support and global advisory services harnessing expertise from Pennsylvania businesses and universities. It will also work in close collaboration with other international organizations in Pennsylvania. Industries served will include agriculture, finance, health care, life sciences, energy, tourism, logistics, and higher education.

Pennsylvania GBA's goal is to be a complementary, B2B source of international information and expertise, leveraging, but not replacing, free and low-cost assistance available from federal, state, and regional trade organizations. The GBA will refer companies to those organizations as well as offering GBA member services where appropriate and useful.

Areas of expertise range from strategic planning and market research to more tactical and transactional based services in areas such as international logistics, law, real estate, education and banking, in addition to individual country, cultural, and language expertise. A combination of free and fee-based services will be offered depending on a client's individual needs as well as the nature and scope of work.

For more information, visit https://gba.ccedcpa.com.