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We came to Laredo because this is where the trade actually happens.
33rd Pathways for Trade
The Logistics & Manufacturing Symposium
“Connecting the Americas: Infrastructure, Industry, Innovation”
September 22–24, 2026 · Texas A&M International University, Laredo, TX
Organized by the Laredo Economic Development Corporation
Who we are
Enduro Solutions is building Enduro IQ.
Enduro IQ is a cross-border trade intelligence platform for small and midsize companies operating between the U.S. and Mexico — bringing market intelligence, compliance, partner discovery and transaction execution into one guided workflow instead of a dozen disconnected ones.
It is in active development. We are not selling software at this symposium. We are here to learn from the people who move goods across this border every day, and to find out where our assumptions are wrong.
Why this corridor, and why here
$354B
Total trade handled by the Port of Laredo in 2025.
#1
Inland port on the U.S.–Mexico border.
#3
Port in the nation by total trade value.
Source: Laredo Economic Development Corporation.
$872.8B
U.S.–Mexico goods trade in 2025, up from roughly $839.9B in 2024.
50,000+
U.S. SMEs exported more than $107B in goods to Mexico in 2023.
#1
Mexico is the largest U.S. goods trading partner, about 16.4% of total U.S. goods trade.
Sources: USTR Mexico trade profile; USTR/Commerce/SBA USMCA SME Dialogue (Nov. 2025); U.S. Census Bureau Top Trading Partners (2026 year-to-date).
What we’re asking people this week
Four questions. Honest answers welcome.
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01
What are the three ugliest recurring problems in U.S.–Mexico trade for smaller companies?
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02
Where does information get duplicated, lost, manually re-entered, delayed or misunderstood between exporter, forwarder, broker, carrier and importer?
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03
What do your SME clients repeatedly misunderstand — and what do you have to ask them for over and over again?
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04
If you were building technology for SMEs entering this corridor, what would you insist we understand before writing a line of code?
Who we’d like to meet
If you are any of these, we would like 30 minutes.
SME exporters, importers and manufacturers
Customs brokers and trade-compliance professionals
Freight forwarders, carriers and 3PLs
Economic-development and trade organizations
Universities and workforce programs in trade and logistics
Organizations working with trade, customs or supply-chain data
Let’s talk
Before, during or after the symposium.
Errol Rochester
Founder, Enduro Solutions
Helpful to include
- Your organization and role
- Whether you’ll be at Pathways for Trade, Sept 22–24
- A good time to meet, before or during the symposium