|
Speaker Needed Topic: "Entrepreneurship and Business Development for Women" Program Description: The Speaker will give a 3 to 4 days workshop on business issues, with a focus on how to create and manage a small business in developing countries Time Frame: August, 2009 (flexible) Program Purpose: To support our MSP Goal in encouraging economic growth and development Audiences: Small business women from the arabophone community, Union of Women Arabic-language Speakers, Union des Femmes Commercantes du Chad, Union des Femmes pour le Developpement Artisanal, Association Al-Nahda Proposed topics and Events: - How to find a niche, how to create and manage your business and how to fight corruption. - The Speaker will have workshop in the morning and will visit different women business associations in the afternoon. Type of Specialist: The desired specialist should be fluent in Arabic and knowledgeable of Africa's business environment in general. Supporting Bibliographic Materials: Post's IRC will provide support materials for the program
Small Business Association (SBA):
http://www.sba.gov/ U.S. Department of Commerce
http://www.commerce.gov/ U.S. Patent and Trademark Office:
http://www.uspto.gov/ Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/index.html U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development
http://www.hud.gov/ State of Maryland Minority Business Program:
http://mbe.mdot.state.md.us/directory/ State of Maryland Minority Business Enterprise:
http://www.marylandtransportation.com/MBE_Program/overview Maryland Small Business Development Center (MSBDC):
http://www.mdsbdc.umd.edu/ How to Start a Business in Maryland:
http://www.businessnation.com/library/business-resources/maryland-small-business/ Prince George's County Executive Office:
http://www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/ Baltimore Washington Corridor Chamber:
http://www.baltwashchamber.org/index.php 100 Black Men, Inc.
http://www.100blackmen.org/ Sisters4 Sisters Network, Inc.
http://www.sisters4sistersnetwork.org/
| 
