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trade, counseling, contacts and assistance in the promotionof exports, and also supplementary services for businessesoverseas. The Export Institute handles various matters,such as; business development, business information andintelligence, foreign contacts, delegations, trade fairs, foreigntrade studies, transport and logistics, etc.To contact the Export Institute and for further details, seethe website the address of which is: www.trade.gov.il3 AID FUNDS FOR MARKETING ABROAD:3.1 Combines' Fund:A combine is a consortium of companies that haveunified their activities in order to penetrate into newmarkets or achieve the penetration of a new lineof products. A combine will comprise at least 5manufacturing companies.The aim of the scheme is to assist in promoting themarketing of a new product or penetration into a newmarket, and this by the receipt of financing for marketingactivities abroad: maintaining offices and warehouses,advertising, market research, marketing advice, fairs andexhibitions, conferences etc.The grant is for 50% of the recognized marketingexpenses for the first year, 40% for the second year and30% for the third year.The target group is manufacturing companies whose totalturnover does not exceed 30 Million Dollars.3.2 The Development Fund for Marketing in the GlobalMarket by Grant of a State Guaranteed Loan:The purpose of the Fund: assistance to small and mediumsized exporters to promote marketing in the global market bythe financing of various marketing activities abroad such as:maintaining offices and warehouses, advertising, market research,marketing advice, fairs and exhibitions, conferences etc.The target group: Companies that are exporting or who areintending to export and whose sales turnover does not exceed15 Million Dollars.Extent of the Loan: 20% of revenues up to 1 Million Dollars.The loan can be obtained for a 3 year period. The loans are70% state guaranteed.3.3 Overseeing Marketing:The purpose of the scheme is to help provide supervisionfor small and medium sized companies in determiningmarket strategy, planning and organization for exporting, incollaboration with the Export Institute. The oversight project isbased on marketing consultants who oversee the companiesin action through formulation of an export strategy, preparationof market surveys, marketing program, conduct of negotiationsetc.The Target Group: The sales turnover of the businessamounts to a total of up to NIS 50 Million in the base year andemploys up to 100 employees. The amount of sales of thebusiness to the world market is a total of up to 2 Million Dollars.29 < Invest in the Negev and GalileeMinistry of Indusry, Trade and Labor > Negev and Galilee Development Center