Trade Secrets Secretary of Commerce Mickey Kantor shares his goals for putting small business on the world map.
By Lynn Beresford •
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U.S. small businesses are surging into the global marketplacelike never before. And, if Secretary of Commerce Mickey Kantor hashis way, the trend will only continue.
Kantor became the 31st Secretary of Commerce on April 12,replacing Ron Brown, who died in a plane crash on a trade missionto Bosnia and Croatia. Before that, Kantor had served as U.S. TradeRepresentative for three years, negotiating more than 200agreements to expand international trade, including an automanufacturing and auto parts sales compromise with Japan.
As Commerce Secretary, Kantor's goals include generating newjobs through increased exports, expanding markets abroad andencouraging entrepreneurship. In this exclusive interview, Kantorshares some specifics with Entrepreneur.
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