We create economic opportunities for Houston area Small & Medium Enterprises SMEs by promoting trade and providing socially responsible leadership for our partners worldwide. Established in January of 2008 the Houston International Trade. Development Council, Inc.( HITDC) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to helping Houston area Small & Medium Enterprises SMEs develop economically in new and emerging global markets in developing countries of Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Central and South America, via trade mission and forums.