Int'l Connections Brown Bag Luncheon Seminar

11/19/2009: Int'l Connections Brown Bag Luncheon Seminar

International Connections
Date: Thursday, November 19, 2009
Time: 12:30pm-1:30pm
Place: Simplot-B in the SUB
Speaker: Ron Berning, Program Director for MicroEnterprise Training and Assistance (META).
Title: Unleashing the Entrepreneurial Power of Refugees

Attendees will learn how self-employment can benefit refugees as well as increase the economic vitality and diversity in the communities in which they live and work. Mr. Berning will provide a PowerPoint slide show about META, its clients, and the positive impact that microloans have in helping refugees access capital, create jobs, and improve the economic and cultural diversity in our communities. Mr. Berning will be accompanied by two refugee microentrepreneurs who will share their respective success stories.

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