USTEDC is designed to operate through private-sector revenue: engagement fees, programme contracts, institutional partnerships and eligible economic-development programmes where it qualifies and is awarded funding. Fee-bearing engagement keeps the platform independent of any single sponsor and aligns our work with completed transactions rather than activity.
How tiers are set
Four factors determine the right tier
Tiers below are indicative. Scope, terms and commercial arrangements are discussed directly and agreed in writing before any engagement begins; public institutions are engaged on a programme basis.
01
Service intensity
How much dedicated USTEDC capacity — analyst, relationship manager, account team — is assigned to your objectives.
02
Company scale
Revenue, export capacity and the number of divisions or product lines participating in the corridor.
03
Strategic complexity
Whether the objective is a single market entry or a combination of trade, investment, manufacturing and transactions.
04
Access to dedicated resources
Priority on qualified opportunities, government engagement and custom research capacity.
Tiers
Membership tiers
Five clearly differentiated levels, from structured market preparation to founding institutional partnership.
Growth Membership
Annual membership — scope agreed in discussion
Structured U.S. market preparation and initial commercial development for established small and mid-sized companies.
Includes
Membership onboarding and readiness assessment
General market intelligence and industry reports
Group educational programmes
Selected buyer and partner introductions
Participation in trade missions and forums
Digital member platform and opportunity alerts
Regulatory and market-entry resources
Limited annual advisory hours
Member directory access
Does not include a dedicated business-development team or unlimited advisory time.
Suited to: Established SMEs entering the corridor for the first time with one product line or market objective.
Annual membership — scope agreed in discussionCore tier
A managed bilateral growth programme with a dedicated relationship manager and an annual market-development plan. This tier is expected to become the core of the membership platform.
Includes
Dedicated relationship manager
Annual market-development plan
Sector-specific opportunity research
Buyer, distributor and partner outreach
State and regional economic-development introductions
Support for trade missions
U.S. entity and market-entry coordination
Periodic executive strategy sessions
Pipeline tracking and quarterly reviews
Priority participation in industry programmes
Suited to: Mid-sized and larger companies with active bilateral growth objectives.
Offered during the formation period to a limited group of institutions providing significant capital, credibility, market access or strategic capability.
Includes
Recognition as a founding institutional partner
Participation in formation advisory groups
Priority involvement in flagship initiatives
Senior executive engagement
Institutional branding opportunities
Customised multi-year programming
Eligibility for advisory councils
No permanent control, no guaranteed board seats and no exception from governance or compliance standards. The category is limited in duration and number.
Suited to: Anchor institutions committing to the platform before it reaches scale.
U.S. state and municipal agencies, Turkish ministries and agencies, chambers and development banks do not join a fee tier. They engage through programme contracts or grant-funded corridor programmes with published targets, an agreed measurement framework and public outcome reporting.
Integrity
Principles we hold to
No success fee is charged on transactions arising from grant-funded programme work.
Membership never buys a favourable assessment. Supplier screening results are reported as found.
Conflicts of interest are declared in writing before an engagement begins.
Public-programme outcomes are reported publicly, whether or not targets are met.
