Wharton African Business Forum
This
annual event strives to provide
comprehensive coverage of pivotal
events affecting business on the
African continent. Organized by
the Wharton African Students Association,
it calls upon experts from the
academic, government, and corporate
communities to address subjects
as diverse as the role of information
technology, the impact of geopolitics
on investment opportunities, and
training business students for
living and working in Africa.
The forum strives to promote business
education for Africans and others
interested in African economic
growth, and provides an opportunity
for budding entrepreneurs to network
with sources of intellectual and
financial capital.
Center for Community Partnerships
Founded
in 1992, the Center for Community
Partnerships is Pennâs primary
vehicle for developing and implementing
cooperative links between universities
and the business and civic communities
in which they are located. Academically
based community service (ABCS)
is at the core of the Centerâs
work. It seeks to link teaching
and problem-oriented research
to the practical problems that
urban communities face in areas
as diverse as housing, education,
business development, and civic
participation. This initiative
has launched a transnational research
project by the International Consortium
on Higher Education, Civic Responsibility,
and Democracy. The Consortium
is a joint effort of the Council
of Europe, the Joint Education
Trust (JET) in South Africa, and
various U.S. higher educational
associations. JET brings together
community, government, business,
and education groups for the improvement
of educational opportunity in
South Africa. The goal is to provide
models for service learning in
the disciplines of management,
finance, and commerce as a way
of bringing students at prestigious
business schools in contact with
the practical problems of economic
development in their urban neighborhoods.
Wharton Small Business Development
Center
In
the past decade, over 20,000 small
businesses and entrepreneurs in
Greater Philadelphia have benefited
from the services of the Wharton
Small Business Development Center
(SBDC). The Center provides two
key services: one-on-one management
consulting, and affordable business
training. In addition, the Wharton
SBDC supports special projects
through the Venture Initiation
Program (VIP), the India/China
Research Project, and the West
Philadelphia Enterprise Center,
a small business incubator. Currently,
in cooperation with the University
of Cape Town, South Africa, the
SBDC is designing a business plan
for Philadelphia area companies
to distribute products developed
by African entrepreneurs.
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Wharton Small Business Development
Center
In
the past decade, over 20,000 small
businesses and entrepreneurs in
Greater Philadelphia have benefited
from the services of the Wharton
Small Business Development Center
(SBDC). The Center provides two
key services: one-on-one management
consulting, and affordable business
training. In addition, the Wharton
SBDC supports special projects
through the Venture Initiation
Program (VIP), the India/China
Research Project, and the West
Philadelphia Enterprise Center,
a small business incubator. Currently,
in cooperation with the University
of Cape Town, South Africa, the
SBDC is designing a business plan
for Philadelphia area companies
to distribute products developed
by African entrepreneurs.
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