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International Trade Center to Visit El Salvador

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The International Trade Center (ITC) is traveling to El Salvador to present their efforts in creating a network of small business development centers (SBDC) in other nations. El Salvador is considering adopting the SBDC model to help build their economic impact which would have a foundation in small businesses. Accompanying the team is Al Salgado, Regional Director of the South West Texas Border SBDC Network and Bob McKinley, Associate Vice President of the Institute for Economic Development.

Links to their presentations are:

ITC's presentation of the SBDC Model

Institute for Economic Development Annual Report for 2008

South West Texas Border SBDC Netork Annual Report for 2008

 

 

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The Institute for Economic Development is partially funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration. The support given by the SBA through such funding does not constitute an expressed or implied endorsement of any of the co-sponsors' or participants' opinions, findings, conclusions, recommendations, products, or services.

All SBDC programs are nondiscriminatory and open to the public. Reasonable arrangements for persons with disabilities will be made, if requested at least two weeks in advance.