We Connect Buyers with Suppliers

We are a global business-to-business (B2B) product showcase based in the United States that enables buyers to source products direct from manufacturers and suppliers. Our Mission is to unite verified suppliers with buyers from all nations, large or small and to make it easier for buyers to find the products they need.

What makes us unique? We are an American company dedicated to showcasing American products for export promotion.  There are over 591,000 manufacturers, 2 million farm producers and more than 9 million minority owned businesses in the US.  Get started by selling the products you offer for just $9.99 a year.  We invite all suppliers from around the world to also join our selling community.

Promote your country -If your country is not shown on our site, no problem! When you purchase a membership, we'll automatically build a country homepage when you upload your products. Be the first to represent your country on the Nation Marketplace and become a part of our supplier community.

Get Discount - Send us an email and get a 10% discount off the membership price.

Need a Quote? Simply let us know what you're looking for and we'll connect you with one of our verified suppliers.

The Nation Marketplace was created to showcase American made products for export promotion on the United States Marketplace.  In addition, we’re also building marketplaces for many other countries who like what we are doing.  We encourage you to visit us often to see what’s new and exciting as we’re just getting started!

TEAM

LORI V. GAGNON, Chief Executive Officer

Lori is the Founder and CEO of the Nation Marketplace, a platform with a mission to empower American manufacturers, farmers, veterans, and woman & minority-owned companies to compete on a global scale. She recognized the growing influence of China's largest B2B website and saw how it disadvantaged American businesses in the online commercial product market. Motivated by the belief that more could be done to support these businesses, Lori and her team have successfully launched the Nation Marketplace with the goal of establishing it as the United States' premier export destination.

With the Nation Marketplace up and running, Lori is taking her message to Capitol Hill, engaging with members of Congress to garner support for her initiative. She is actively collaborating with various government agencies who share the common objective of boosting American exports and generating domestic employment opportunities.

Committed to promoting international cooperation, she envisions a future where nations worldwide can establish their own marketplaces to foster global economic growth. To date, Lori has already launched marketplaces for Lithuania, South Africa, India, Cameroon, Uganda and others, as part of her vision for global market expansion.

Lori's personal priorities extend to her devotion to family, and she also contributes to her community as a Career Counselor for the homeless through the HALO Organization. Additionally, she finds great fulfillment in developing and mentoring young professionals. Connect with her on LinkedIn

BERNARD GAGNON, EVP New Business

Bernard Gagnon brings an abundance of eCommerce experience to the Nation Marketplace. During the early days of internet retailing, Bernard developed an exclusive relationship with Walmart Stores, Inc. ('Walmart') to successfully place more than 20,000 products onto Walmart.com. In 1997, he represented more than 40 major catalog companies to Walmart accelerating their vendor direct program and online product offerings.

In 1999, Bernard joined BlueLight.com as one of its first employees when Kmart Corporation, Martha Stewart Omni Living and Softbank Capital invested an initial round of $55 million. In this role, he served as Executive Director, Vendor Direct Program, again placing thousands of products on BlueLight.com ahead of its initial launch in San Francisco, California.

After the dotcom bubble, he transitioned into supply chain management. Employed by Kuehne-Nagel, a $65 Billion Swiss logistics provider and later Expeditors International where he led Expeditors aerospace sector as Corporate Manager, Global Aviation and Aerospace.

As EVP of the Nation Marketplace, Bernard will be helping the CEO to grow the company through strategic partnerships and lead the effort to onboard millions of products onto the site.  He holds a seat on the Leadership Council to the National Small Business Association in Washington DC which has 65,000 members and is the founder of the Lithuanian Trade Council, Inc.  Connect with him on LinkedIn

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