Economic Empowerment Services
The following are indicative assignments in this service area:
TEAM LEADER
National Youth Policy
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Feasibility study for the formulation of the country’s first national youth policy. Directed seven experts and two subcontracting firms to conduct work. GOVERNMENT OF KUWAIT MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND LOUIS BERGER, Kuwait, 9/2016-3/2017.
SMALL ENTERPRISE SUPPORT EXPERT
Youth Enterprise Development
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Led five country directors across MENA in the identification of new high impact support programs for youth-led enterprise development so international NGO could pilot youth enterprise programs and scale across the region. SILATECH, Qatar and MENA, 1/2014-4/2014.
INCUBATION, SMALL ENTERPRISE SUPPORT EXPERT
Black SME Support
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Identified new high impact programs and root causes of a government agency’s throughput issues by learning voice of client, which had not been factored into previous program design and had resulted in poor service utilization. SMALL ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, South Africa, 10/2013-1/2014.
INCUBATION, SMALL ENTERPRISE SUPPORT EXPERT
Women Entrepreneurship
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Women entrepreneurship support program. Led team in development of program strategy associated with originating a USD 20 million loan to the Government of Armenia so it could improve women participation in business. ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK, Armenia, 6/2012-8/2012.
RISK MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST
Black Supplier Development
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Secured design funding and conceptualized a national virtual incubation and mentorship program – the ASPIRE program – developing the investment readiness of marginalized entrepreneurs, which result in proprietary deal flow that makes syndication with private equity investors possible. FINMARK TRUST, South Africa, 5/2004-6/2005.
INCUBATION LEADER
Job Creation Policy
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The importance of Incubators. Provided expert testimony to the US Congress and co-drafted new incubation legislation; member of expert advisory panel for the Atlanta Fed to consider incubation’s role in job creation processes, informing bank policy. NBIA, Ohio, 8/2009-2/2012.