The North Dakota Trade Office (NDTO) is dedicated to providing the North Dakota community with expertise and resources to grow business through trade. Founded in 2004 as a membership-based, private/public partnership, the NDTO assists its members in export expansion through education, research, and organization of trade missions, reverse missions and other educational and networking events. Additionally, the NDTO advocates on behalf of businesses that help strengthen the state’s economy through exports. The NDTO collaborates with a variety of trade service providers as well as state and federal partners to ensure that NDTO members and North Dakota exporters are set up for success in the global marketplace.