Africa: Linking U.S. Small Businesses With Opportunities in Africa

6 September 2002
Constituency for Africa (Washington, DC)
press release

On Tuesday, September 10, 2002, the Constituency for Africa (CFA) will convene an Africa Business Roundtable (ABR) from 2-5PM. The venue is the Capitol Hilton Hotel, Congressional Room, located at 1101 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC (16th & K Streets, NW). This ABR is part of CFA's annual Ronald H. Brown African Affairs Series. A complete schedule of all CFA programs is attached.

The theme of this ABR is "Strategies for Linking U.S. Small Businesses with Opportunities in Africa", and will address specific activities to promote increased business participation for U.S. small and minority-owned companies within the framework of the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). In addition to opportunities for commercial linkages, this program will also address opportunities for U.S. small businesses as traders, service providers, investors, subcontractors, and joint venture partners.

Speakers will include representatives of the U.S. Government, various African Governments, U.S. and African private sectors, International Financial Institutions, private equity funds, and other Africa-related resources.

Information will also be presented on CFA's Africa Trade and Investment Policy (ATRIP) Program, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). This program helps facilitate linkages between U.S. and African small business enterprises.

Organizing partners for this event include USAID, the U.S. Small Business Administration, Howard University Small Business Development Center, and the Washington,DC Chamber of Commerce.

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