The Small Business Development Centre’s (SBDC) executive director has been chosen to participate in a US government leadership programme.
Davinia Blair will join US State Department’s International Visitor Leadership Programme (IVLP), with a focus on Entrepreneurship as the engine of prosperity and stability, small business development.
The programme will run from March 16 to April 6, 2019. Prior to her departure, Ms Blair visited the US Embassy and met with US chargé d’affaires, Stephanie Bowers, and representatives its political/economic and public affairs sections.
Ms Blair will be among 30 professionals participating in the programme from countries including Slovenia, Thailand, Italy, Mexico, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Portugal, Israel, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. The three-week exchange will include visits to Washington DC; Boston, Massachusetts; Seattle, Washington; and Austin, Texas.
The IVLP is the State Department’s premier professional exchange programme. This particular exchange will examine the role of small business in driving sustained economic growth and prosperity, and honing skills to encourage entrepreneurship development.
Ms Blair and her counterparts will explore business models that support small business growth and economic development to benefit local communities.
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