Empretec Newsletter (Issue 11)

' receiving email relationship United Nations Conference Trade Development (UNCTAD). confirm continued interest receiving email . unsubscribe longer receive emails.  Newsletter December 2009 Issue Number 11 desk ...Fiorina Mugione, Empretec Women Business Award...2010 finalists announced Candidate profiles Empretec network confidence recovery SMEs Week events celebrates role entrepreneurs innovation, job creation, economic recovery International events Regional events Networking Preview 2010 UNCTAD' Empretec programme -stop-shop information business training.  stimulating public-private sector partnerships developing institution - advisory board, Empretec centres play major role connecting entrepreneurs institutions. implemented, training workshops create lifelong bonds essential future business growth, forming critical mass successful, committed entrepreneurs driving force project. desk Fiorina Mugione, Chief Entrepreneurship Section, Enterprise Branch, Investment Enterprise Division Page 1 12News EMPRETEC 12.01.2010http://ui.constantcontact./visualeditor/visual_editor_preview.jspagent.uid=11028... women Dear Empretec community, idea , pleased work . exciting annual meeting Jordan.  royal guests  Empretec Jordan.  support. - entrepreneurship developers 32 developing countries share common values, - Argentina Uruguay Empretec centres -  carried work twenty years! congratulate .  launch edition Empretec Women Business Award, share thoughts women' priorities. Encouraged films, advertising celebrities, current dominant culture thinks women achieve perfection.  Women' magazines portray array icons, beauty products fashion trends.  magazines offer tips. share insights . Biba - elected Europe magazine year, steps women confidence.  reminds Empretec - confidence behaviors: Seeks autonomy rules / control Attributes successes failures oneself ' conduct Expresses confidence ability complete difficult task face challenge threads change.   , Times magazines records upswing women employment goods services produced women East West Africa fashion industry executives building ties local artisans. building local businesses industry - hit economic crisis - potential change women' lives.  women Women life/work balance equal opportunities.  primary responsibility women feel career development , , cultivate happiness life. schedule permits sufficient time rest  play families. Page 2 12News EMPRETEC 12.01.2010http://ui.constantcontact./visualeditor/visual_editor_preview.jspagent.uid=11028... final tips forthcoming festivities. magazine Marie France tips food brings good mood suggest: eggs, oranges, oats, dark chocolate, oregano shell fish. Vogue, pollen stress, carrots good skin pears Ph balance honey sweetness. Merry Christmas Happy Year! Empretec Women Business Award 2010 finalists announced Press release Ten finalists chosen UNCTAD' Empretec Women Business Awards. winners announced 26-30 April 2010 session UNCTAD' Investment, Enterprise Development Commission Geneva.   Empretec programme, began 1988, training motivational programme intended encourage entrepreneurship developing countries. Empretec centres supported UNCTAD operate 32 developing nations, date trained 150,000 aspiring entrepreneurs. founded expanded companies created hundreds thousands jobs. finalists : Olga Lidia Arean Argentina, firm ConservArte .. offers preservation products; Joy Simakane Botswana, company Extramile Express PTY LTD offers customs-clearance services; Vanessa de Figueiredo Vilela Araújo Brazil firm Kapeh Cosméticos, coffee-based beauty products; Marí de la Luz Osses Klein Chile, Biotecnologí Antofagasta .. offers biotech products; Guenet Fresenbet Azmach Ethiopia, company Gigi Ethiopia produces fashion wear; Lucia Desir Guyana, founded firm & Shipping Services; Lina Hundaileh Jordan, firms Philadelphia, Chocolography, Rafawed Consulting, Ammoun offer chocolates, sweets, consulting services; Page 3 12News EMPRETEC 12.01.2010http://ui.constantcontact./visualeditor/visual_editor_preview.jspagent.uid=11028... Lilian Okoro Nigeria, company Peace African Child Initiative produces educational entertainment; Beatrice Ayuru Bvaruhanga Uganda, Lira Integrated School offers education services; Vivivata Chivunga Zimbabwe, company Viva Fashions offers fashion wear.   awards, technical experts Pierre Kunz Genilem -- Swiss association coaching start- firms -- Piero Formica, International Entrepreneurship Academy önköping University Sweden, selected finalists large group women nominees benefited business development services UNCTAD´ Empretec programme. making selection, experts account criteria entrepreneurial talent, company performance, extent business outreach local, national, international, uniqueness superiority products services. 10 finalists, -, - -place winners chosen distinguished panel judges.   Research shown small- medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) vital balanced sustainable economic development. industrialized countries, SMEs 95% domestic businesses famous coming ideas products. SMEs short supply developing nations. distinguishes developing country women nominated UNCTAD awards ability surmount obstacles traditionally faced small enterprises.   Entrepreneurs driven motivations, including desire seize unexploited market opportunities, pursue life-long dreams, gain independence, achieve -fulfillment, create jobs, redress social problems, acquire flexibility work/life balance. entrepreneurs nominated 2nd Empretec Women Business Awards established expanded successful companies challenging environment current global recession.   10 finalists special mention experts reviewed nominations UNCTAD Empretec team Alma Saca de Landaverde, Margarita de Herrera, Cecilia ásquez, Cristina Rivas Martínez Guatemala El Salvador. experts cited entrepreneurs serving role models communities aspiring women entrepreneurs region. special mention Armelle Kouton Talkington Benin, cookie business termed exemplar women´ entrepreneurship country. Page 4 12News EMPRETEC 12.01.2010http://ui.constantcontact./visualeditor/visual_editor_preview.jspagent.uid=11028...   Empretec Women Business Awards 2010 Candidate profiles (listed alphabetically country)   1. Olga Lidia Arean ConservArte .. Parque Industrial Platanos - Av. Milazzo 3251 Berazategui, Buenos Aires Argentina www.conservarteonline..ar "Preserving heritage business . ' passion!" ConservArte specializes manufacturing, consulting , marketing preservation products. products aimed preserving goods historical, artistic, sentimental heritage. firm fills gap regional market preservation materials addresses lack awareness preserve heritage nations South America. ConservArte manufacturer products Latin America. exports Brazil, Chile, Ecuado, Uruguay. firm' -term goals include development production acid-free paper, deteriorate time. Ms Arean awarded 2009 Pallas Athena Award International Federation Women Entrepreneurs excellence business career commitment sharing achievements. 2. Joy Simakane Extramile Express PTY LTD .. Box 80079 Gaborone, Botswana www.extramileexpress.bw " growth market, customs clearing. opportunity grasp." ExtraMile Express offers customs-clearance services rail, sea, road air freight major border posts Botswana. warehousing, distribution, messengerdelivery services. firm responded increasing effective customs clearance brought globalization. competes existing companies, differentiating quality staff services. addition Botswana, ExtraMile Express services South Africa, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, United Kingdom. plans international expansion. 3. Vanessa de Figueiredo Vilela Araújo Kapeh Cosméticos Av. Ipiranga, 91 Centro - Tres Pontas / MG - CEP 34190-000 Brazil www.kapeh..br " passion cosmetics wanted launch innovative. Page 5 12News EMPRETEC 12.01.2010http://ui.constantcontact./visualeditor/visual_editor_preview.jspagent.uid=11028... discovery coffee benefits skin." Kapeh unique brand cosmetics coffee extracts. firm' innovative products benefits coffee skin. marketing based strong sense corporate social responsibility focuses certified, sustainable, environmentally produced coffee. company exports Nigeria, United States, Central America, United Arab Emirates. 4. Marí de la Luz Osses Klein Biotecnologí Antofagasta .. Las Araucarias 9080-9110 Modulo , Quilicura, Santiago Chile www.biotecnologiasantofagasta.cl " services bottom earth (mining) bottom sea (fisheries). live enterprise day. live share staff moments, difficulties, achievements awards." Biotecnologí Antofagasta .. pioneering biotechnology enterprise based Chile. develops innovative products mining environmental protection patents sought. firm' focus cost cutting efficient sustainable production processes allowed thrive global economic crisis. firm export, plans expand Latin America . 5. Guenet Fresenbet Azmach Gigi Ethiopia Nefas Silk Lafto City Kebele 01 House # , Addis Ababa¨ Ethiopia www.gigieth. "... combine art fashion. dress masterpiece! proper basic technical training create produce raw material clothing company contribute safety environment." Gigi Ethiopia fashion design company distinguishes merging culture art high-quality fashion. separate divisions; Gigi Haute Couture, clothing line focusing dress wear special occasions, traditionally hand loomed fabrics; Africa, accessory home decorating line turns traditional utilitarian crafts home designer items. exports Africa United States Europe. response financial crisis, affected exports, firm focusing local markets. organized local fashion show 2009. 6. Lucia Desir & Shipping Service 61 Street, Alberttown Georgetown Guyana www.djshipping..gy " years, Guyana returns original position breadbasket Caribbean, , positioned advantage shipments serve community world bigger ." & Shipping focuses shipping shipping-related operations imports, exports, custom brokerage, packing, moving. range services allowed differentiate Page 6 12News EMPRETEC 12.01.2010http://ui.constantcontact./visualeditor/visual_editor_preview.jspagent.uid=11028... competitors withstand global economic crisis. company seeks grow Guyana' economy serve country' increasing international business connections. 7. Lina Hundaileh Philadelphia, Chocolography, Rafawed Consulting Ammoun .. Box 576 11118, Amman Jordan www.chocolographyjo. " chocoholic, love chocolate! passionate starting business, combined passion serving market demand love chocolate... Failure vocabulary." founding Philadelphia, chocolate factory sells 60 kinds Jordanian chocolate products, Lina Hundaleih started companies. Chocolography extension passion chocolate specializes personalized chocolate gifts. Rafawed Consulting Development Company mentoring coaching services women entrepreneurs small- medium-sized enterprises. company, Ammoun, factory produces "gummy bears" unique flavors licorice marshmallow. firms thrive offering niche products services adaptable innovative. 8. Lilian Okoro Peace African Child Initiative PLOZ 105/130 Murtala Mohammed Highway Calabar Nigeria " business affecting continent Africa positively, motivating youths greater performance. slogan ' ' watchword." Peace African Child Initiative educational entertainment business geared fostering entrepreneurial skills young people Africa. consists national television programme presenting youths unique entrepreneurial skills. idea result Empretec workshop, Lilian Okoro discovered talent motivational speaker. Today, decrease sponsorship result global economic crisis, plans extend business include schools workshops train artisans motivate young Africans acquire diverse sets skills. 9. Beatrice Ayuru Byaruhanga Lira Integrated School .. Box, 558 Lira Kampala Uganda " mind.... challenge people values women concentrating education aim passing giving serve people quality education." Lira Integrated School located northern Uganda nursery, primary, secondary educations 1,500 students. levels location school' competitive advantages, investment quality staff, facilities, extra curricular activities offers students. focus school information technology computer training. hopes attract students districts plans expand school university years. Page 7 12News EMPRETEC 12.01.2010http://ui.constantcontact./visualeditor/visual_editor_preview.jspagent.uid=11028... 10. Viviyata Chivunga Vivi Fashions Bay 3, Harare Enterprise Centre 81 Woolwich , Willowvale Harare Zimbabwe www.vivifashions. "Caring people motivated start business. number unemployed people country...Creating employment contribution society economy." Vivi Fashions started clothing manufacturing company shifted design production African attire ethnic wear. , developed batik department. exports Botswana, South Africa, Angola. decreased demand result global crisis, Vivi Fashions maintained high quality distinguished competitors investing wide range innovative products unique batik bags carefully blended leather.    Empretec network confidence recovery SMEs Directors 24 Empretec Centres gathered 26 28 October Amman, Jordan discuss Empretec activities, plan expansion business development services small- medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) strategic directions programme. 16th Empretec Directors meeting hosted Empretec Jordan, Business Development Center. SMEs account 98% employment Jordan. Directors attended Argentina, Benin, Botswana, Brazil, Chile, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guyana, Jordan, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria, Romania, Uganda, Uruguay, Venezuela Zimbabwe. year, Empretec network welcomed members: Dominican Republic, Tanzania, Zambia. Expansion planned countries Africa, Middle East, Central America. United Nations Development Programme ready provide financial support expansion Empretec programme Middle East region. special session devoted overcoming global economic downturn. .. Page 8 12News EMPRETEC 12.01.2010http://ui.constantcontact./visualeditor/visual_editor_preview.jspagent.uid=11028... Amer Al Hadidi, Minister Industry Trade Jordan, highlighted opening address challenges Jordanian economy facing terms significant declines exports drops workers' remittances. actions Jordanian Government ease consequences crisis include development national industrial strategy trade investment focus SME competitiveness. Empretec directors dealing economic crisis stated seeking opportunities, gathering information systematically, improving quality goods services entrepreneurs maintain grow businesses, times economic downturn. -fast-changing economic landscape, SMEs Empretec training defined world' entrepreneurial programmes meeting. unique methodology instilling enthusiasm commitment network entrepreneurs, participants meeting SMEs Empretec countries face credit crunch trust partnerships built suppliers customers. , Empretec Centres serve business matchmaking platform entrepreneurs world. , Jordan Uganda examining ways respective Empretec centres initiate water projects Uganda technology Jordanian enterprise. SEBRAE - Brazilian Micro Small Businesses Support Service - host Empretec Directors´ meeting Rio de Janeiro 2010. UNCTAD coordinates 28 Empretec country programmes Africa, Central Eastern Europe, Latin America, Middle East.  Week events celebrates role entrepreneurs innovation, job creation, economic recovery United Nations agencies Geneva joined forces UNCTAD celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week series workshops, talks events. activities place Palais des Nations (-Building, Serpentine Bar) 16 20 November (registration needed security reasons). week, International Labour Office (ILO), International Trade Centre (ITC), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Economic Commission Europe (UNECE), UNCTAD, showcased work field promoting entrepreneurship innovation. large audience visited exhibition including groups schools, universities, businesses. Workshops discussions covered topics including " preparing success", "Promoting enterprise culture", "Mobile solutions improve competitiveness small businesses developing countries" " market music developing countries online". Page 9 12News EMPRETEC 12.01.2010http://ui.constantcontact./visualeditor/visual_editor_preview.jspagent.uid=11028... -founded 2008 Kauffman Foundation entrepreneurship United States Mark, business-led, government-backed campaign United Kingdom, Global Entrepreneurship Week international event intended provide young people confidence, skills ambition create sustainable enterprises. Research shows successful economies thriving communities small- medium-sized firms, poor nations lack businesses, tradition culture encourages entrepreneurship. 2008, inaugural year, Global Entrepreneurship Week attracted 3 million participants 80 countries. 25,000 activities held 8,800 local partner organizations. year' Global Entrepreneurship Week received support official endorsement numerous global leaders, including Prince Charles United Kingdom; US Secretary State Hillary Clinton, President Nicolas Sarkozy France, President Luiz Ignacio Lula da Silva Brazil, King Mohammed VI Morocco, Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama Japan, Prince Abdelaziz Ben Abdullah Saudi Arabia Prime Minister Gordon Brown United Kingdom. " world entrepreneurship key economic recovery, generation innovators holds key", Carl Schramm, president CEO Kauffman Foundation launch year' initiative August 2009. " , unleash creativity ingenuity youth engaging endless possibilities entrepreneurship". UNCTAD long recognized promoting entrepreneurship essential achieving objectives Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) collaborated Kauffman Foundation organizations field. week, visitors Geneva events opportunity speak Empretec international Master Trainers youth entrepreneurial profile. Speakers opening cocktail reception Monday, 16 November, 6:00 .. Palais des Nations Petko Draganov, Deputy Secretary-General UNCTAD Otto Hans Van Maerssen, Counselor Economic Science Affairs, Permanent Mission United States America International Organizations Geneva Daniel Loeffler, Director, Geneva Economic Development Office Marilise Saghbini, International Manager, Global Entrepreneurship Week Jesus Martin Garcia, Eclosion Nir Ofek, -Founder Glocals   International events: Multi-Year Expert Meeting Entrepreneurship Policy Capacity Page 10 12News EMPRETEC 12.01.2010http://ui.constantcontact./visualeditor/visual_editor_preview.jspagent.uid=11028... Building Science, Technology Innovation place Geneva 20 22 January 2010; Nominations experts participate channeled Permanent Missions countries United Nations Geneva; Commission Investment Enterprise place Geneva 26 30 April; World Investment Forum place Xiamen 6-8 September 2010; Shanghai Expo, team " City, Life" place 1 31 October 2010 Shanghai; Empretec Director' Meeting place Rio de Janeiro, Brazil November 2010.  Regional events: Empretec Regional Training Trainers  place Uganda 7-11 December 09; study tour Business Linkages place Brazil December 09. Networking Facebook group Latin American Trainers: EMPRETEC - Instructores Latino érica; pictures : UNCTAD' global Flickr account: http://www.flickr./photos/empretec/. Preview 2010: suggested themes upcoming quarterly newsletters 2010 open ideas Empretec Directors: Financial Services; Green Businesses Developing Countries; Young Entrepreneurs; Intrapreneurship - Aiding government services run effectively; South - South cooperation. 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