Thursday, November 17, 2011

Selling motorcycle clutches to the world

Al Youngwerth truly believes he’s made the best motorcycle clutch and he’s ready to bring it to the world. His successful Boise company, Rekluse Motor Sports, surpassed $1 million in sales in its second year (2003) and sales continue to climb, mostly in the United States.
He decided he needed a little help accelerating international sales.
This fall, Rekluse joined five other Idaho companies in the Export Excellence program, which coaches companies in establishing a customized export action plan. The company’s goal is to expand sales into Germany and France.
Each of the companies was assigned an export coach from the Idaho District Export Council and had access to experts from the US Commercial Service, the Idaho Department of Agriculture, the Idaho Department of Commerce and the Idaho Manufacturing Extension Partnership.
Rekluse’s export plan was named the best by the team of experts.
Other participants in the program were Bully Dog Technologies of Aberdeen, Wear Ease of Boise, In the Ditch Towing Products of Mountain Home, Premier Technology of Blackfoot, and Treasure Valley Food Group of Boise.
Armed with this new plan, Rekluse is much better prepared to sell to the world.
Interested in the Export Excellence program? Contact Jennifer Verdon at the Idaho Department of Commerce, (208) 334-2470.