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IESC Participates in the Conference on International Exchange of Professionals

IESC President and CEO Tom Miller
with the head of SAFEA, Zhang Jianguo.

November 12, 2023

IESC participated and had a booth on the 12th Conference on International Exchange of Professionals (CEIP) held in Shenzhen, China on November 6th and 7th. As China’s only conference oriented to foreign experts, training institution and professionals, and the highest-level international event in China for exchanging talent…

November 6, 2013

IESC’s Watchen Bruce attends the 2013 Liberia Entrepreneurial Exchange. Sponsored by Forbes Magazine and the Liberian Ministry of Commerce and Industry, this business summit brought international philanthropists and social entrepreneurs together with Liberian business leaders to discuss ideas and approaches to developing Liberia’s private sector.

Ms. Bruce has over three decades of banking and finance experience and…

November 4, 2013

A new article on Building Markets discusses ow Building Market’s Factor Finance for Procurement and Investing for Business Expansion Program are working together to break down barriers to finance.

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August 12, 2013

On June 28, 2013 officials from Tunisia’s Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Ministry of Industry, along with representatives from USAID, presented diplomas to 63 graduates of the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Counselor and Director Certificate Training Program. This program was developed and taught by the University of Texas-San Antonio (UTSA), and builds on over 30 years of experience with the…

July 18, 2013

HERAT, AFGHANISTAN | MAY 27 – Afghan business owners struggle to obtain the capital, management advice, equipment, and technologies needed to grow their businesses. Women and youth can make significant contributions to private sector growth but have limited opportunities for economic participation.

USAID, in parternship with VEGA/IESC, successfully opened the new regional office for the Assistance in Building Afghanistan by Developing…

May 31, 2013

On May 20, 2013, the Tunisia SME Project was formally launched by the United States and Tunisia at the Embassy of Tunisia in Washington, DC. The two-year economic growth project is implemented by IESC in partnership with the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), and funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) through the Volunteers for Economic Growth Alliance (VEGA).

The Tunisia SME Project seeks to…