Dr. Sharon T. Freeman, Director of the Washington,
DC Government's International Business Development Office
at the DC Chamber of Commerce and the Chair of the DC Chamber's
International Committee, is visiting Uruguay to hold a series
of conferences on Micro and Small Enterprise (MSE) Development
and Entrepreneurship among Women.
Sponsored by the United States Embassy in
Montevideo, the Uruguayan National Chamber of Commerce and
Services, the Municipal Government of Rio Negro, and the
Exporters' Association of Uruguay, Dr. Freeman spoke yesterday
on her first of two conferences at the Stock Exchange building
(Bolsa de Comercio) about the role of MSE's and Women in
business, strategies for success, winning experiences, and
export orientation.
![Dr. Sharon Freeman lecturing at the Stock Exchange building in Montevideo, October 13, 2004. [U.S. Embassy photo by Vince Alongi]](../imagenes/211-04.jpg)
Dr.
Freeman shared her global experience of more than 25 years
in over 100 countries, which has enabled her to draw on
global best-practices in addressing frontier issues pertaining
to entrepreneurship development, particularly in the field
of women's entrepreneurship and the inclusion of minorities
in business development initiatives.
The second conference will be held today
in the same venue, where she will speak on the subject of
Exporting to the United States, giving exporters a hint
on how to penetrate the highly competitive U.S. market,
where locals have to compete with more than 250,000 importing
firms. She will also explain some of the services provided
by the Commercial Office of the United States Embassy to
exporters in Uruguay.
These two conferences are free, however
seating is limited, therefore it is suggested that those
interested should confirm their attendance by email to:
arbelbidelx@state.gov. The conferences are in English with
simultaneous translation available.
CONFERENCE IN FRAY BENTOS
The last conference of this series will
be held on Friday at the Convention Center Las Cañas
in Fray Bentos, where Dr. Freeman will again speak on strategies
for micro and small businesses aimed at penetrating the
U.S. market.
A SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEUR AND AUTHOR
Dr.
Freeman is an expert on the economies of more than 100 countries
in which she has worked, and specializes in strategy for
Private Sector Development. She founded the All American
Small Business Exporters Association (AASBEA) in 1998.
A successful entrepreneur, owner and manager
of Lark-Horton Global Consulting Limited and the All American
Small Business Exporters Association (AASBEA), Dr. Freeman
has lived and worked in Hong Kong for twelve years, where
she started her flagship Lark-Horton consulting practice
in 1985. Since 1985, Dr. Freeman has been retained by clients
all over the world.
She is the Director of the Washington,
DC Government's International Business Development Office
at the DC Chamber of Commerce and the Chair of the DC Chamber's
International Committee. She is an advisor to the Secretary
of Commerce and the U.S. Trade Representative on Small and
Minority Business (since 1991) and is a member of the National
Press Club's Forums Committee. She is the winner of the
DC Chamber's Crystal Monument Entrepreneurship Award (2002)
and Carnegie-Mellon University's alumni award for Entrepreneurial
Excellence (2001).
Dr. Freeman holds a Ph.D. in Applied
Management and Decision Sciences from Walden University,
a Master of Science from Carnegie-Mellon in management,
and two undergraduate degrees in Cognitive Psychology and
History from Carnegie-Mellon University. She is the author
of six books; four of which have been self-published through
AASBEA, and two that have been authored on behalf of U.S.
Government agencies on the subjects of exporting and e-commerce.
