I would echo both of those sentiments. I am amazed by the panel sessions of the Go Global: Supporting Export Success series, which is attended by Minister Fast. We've now done 15 of them, and we've engaged over 2,000 companies or company representatives. At every single session, during the Q and A, which I moderate, there are companies that have no idea that certain agencies, such as CCC, exist. Now, CCC works primarily on behalf of the aerospace and defence industry, but it can also be leveraged by other SMEs.
I've engaged with a lot of companies at this series in particular, the purpose of which, by the way, is to tell the story of which agency can be leveraged for what purpose. Oftentimes companies have no idea that some of these agencies exist. Obviously that fact presents a challenge for all of us. I think we as industry association representatives play a role in telling that story.
In the Go Global series, I usually play the role of the CEO of Canada Inc. and I will walk through the life cycle of exporting. I'll turn to the TCS to identify international opportunities and they will then talk about how they do that. I then turn to EDC to ask what I have to do now that I have a deal. They speak to their various services with respect to deleveraging risk. I can then talk to BDC about their export strategy consulting offering, which can help companies in the early stages, and then to CCC as well if they're doing government-to-government contracting.
That story is a really simple one. We're finding that when we tell that story companies walk away having a very solid understanding of who to turn to and when. That's literally the strategy, right? You turn to each of these organizations for various things. That needs to be your strategy if you're an SME.