Joe McMurry is with the Purdue Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP)

Purdue MEP provides high value, affordable solutions to help businesses increase profitability. As advocates for Indiana's thousands of manufacturers, our staff leverages resources in both the public and private sectors to help identify areas of improvement, streamline processes, and ultimately increase competitiveness.

Joe oversees Purdue MEP’s ExporTech offering, an export assistance program that helps companies enter or expand in global markets. In addition, he provides Purdue MEP clients with Leadership Development and Training services. He also has been a lecturer at Purdue University in both the Organizational Leadership and Industrial Technology programs.  Joe has a Master’s in Business Administration from Indiana Wesleyan University, and a Bachelor of Science in General Management, Purdue University, Krannert School of Management,

Today Joe shares with us his experience and view of the value of exporting for Indiana SME's, especially during an economic downturn, and what resource are available to help SME's begin that process.