Chris Van Orden is an International Trade Specialist with the Virginia Small Business Development Center with expertise in the food and beverage industry. With International Trade Manager Aaron Miller, Mr. Van Orden created the Craft Beverage Business Assistance for Growth program, designed to provide industry-specific guidance to help the Commonwealth's breweries, wineries, cideries, and distilleries grow and expand to new markets. Before coming to work at the SBDC, Mr. Van Orden was an SBDC client - as Manager of Marketing and Beer Strategy at Port City Brewing Company, he leveraged State and Federal resources to launch the company's successful export program, eventually selling into Canada, France, Singapore, and the United Kingdom.
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Craft Breweries: Going Interstate, Going Beyond