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Thursday, April 16, 2009 from 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM (ET)
There are currently many needs in the developing world, especially in the business development arena. Some work areas for business development volunteers are:
• Helping establish business resource centers that serve as both clearinghouses for existing information and as centers to generate, analyze and disseminate new information;
• Teaching basic business subjects such as business English, management, marketing or accounting in a secondary school, local technical institute or university;
• Building leadership and institutional capacity by training local business leaders to clarify missions, establish goals and objectives, and implement action plans;
• Surveying local business financial needs and providing hands-on technical assistance in such areas as planning, cash management, and accounting;
• Developing linkages among businesses to exchange services and information;
• Conducting marketing surveys, analyzing production costs and product pricing, and instituting quality control systems;
• Designing an appropriate training package for client businesses including such topics as business philosophy, management principles, recruitment and staffing, accounting, credit, loan management, purchasing, inventory control, marketing, quality control, costing, and raw material supply;
• Developing marketing strategies to ensure small business clients’ access to domestic, regional, and international markets;
• Conducting workshops and seminars on business start-up, strategic planning, marketing, costing and pricing, merchandising, business English, or tourism.
If you want to know more about Peace Corps in general, or if you are interested in serving for 27 months as a Peace Corps Volunteer in one of 74 countries, then come stop by and see Jason Beach at the Peace Corps Information Table. All volunteers become fluent in a second language and gain marketable leadership skills and international experience in a world that seeks such qualities more and more.
This year, George Washington University has risen on the Peace Corps’ Top 25 list of medium schools producing Peace Corps Volunteers. With 57 alumni currently serving as Peace Corps Volunteers, George Washington University is No. 1 in the rankings. Since Peace Corps’ inception, 962 alumni of George Washington University have served in the Peace Corps.
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