Proposal Deadline for Viva Los Micros: Reaching the Emerging

Dear Mike,
Greetings to you and all.
I became very happy when i read your Viva Los Micros and i was thinking if your organisation can do the same for many entreprieses in Ghana and Africa.We will be very happy to partner and work with your agency to organise these trainings in Ghana and other African countries and i believe it will be highly participated.

Counting on your co-operation.
Yours,
Edward Asare
CEO
TRUSTWORK FOUNDATION
BLOCK A9/1-4
GICEL SCC
NEW WEIJA ACCRA
GHANA WEST AFRICA
+233 0244 564378.
+233 021 850680.
trustworkfoundation@yahoo.com (trustworkfoundation@yahoo.com)
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From: "Mike Skinner" <mskinner@assoceo.org>
Reply-To: "Mike Skinner" <mskinner@assoceo.org>
To: <COMMUNITYDEVELOPMENTBANKING-L@cornell.edu>
Subject: Proposal Deadline for Viva Los Micros: Reaching the Emerging Market of Latino Entrepreneurs
Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2007 11:43:17 -0400

This is a final reminder that*this Friday, June 29th, is the deadline for submitting proposals to present*sessions at "Viva Los Micros: Reaching the Emerging Market of Latino Entrepreneurs."* The*Call for Presenters is set forth in full below.
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On behalf of the California Association for Microenterprise Opportunity (CAMEO), the Association for Enterprise Opportunity (AEO) is pleased to issue this call for presenters for*"Viva Los Micros: Reaching the Emerging Market of Latino Microentrepreneurs,” a*CAMEO regional training institute*to be held in San Diego on October 16th and 17th.*
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CAMEO offers high quality in-person and online training throughout the year. Over the past year, CAMEO members have expressed strong interest in learning ways to expand their capacity to serve the growing Latino community. Viva Los Micros is being co-developed by CAMEO and AEO to respond to this need. The Institute is already much anticipated and is expected to attract well over one hundred microenterprise development leaders and professionals in California and surrounding states.
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Proposals must include (1) a statement of your qualifications with respect to the proposed session, including prior training or speaking experience; (2) a narrative description and outline of the proposed session; and (3) the key learning objectives of the proposed session.*Supplemental information will be requested if necessary. Presenters will receive a training fee and reimbursement for certain travel related expenses.
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The deadline for proposals is Friday, June 29th. Proposals must be emailed to Mike Skinner, AEO Program Officer – Strategic Education, at mskinner@assoceo.org, with a copy to Kim Jorstad, CAMEO’s Managing Director, at kjorstad@microbiz.org.
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Special consideration will be given to session proposals covering the following topic areas:
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Best Practices:
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Microlending, Credit Scoring and Credit Evaluation Grids
Business Planning and Business Plan Training
Client Screening and Business Assessment
Post-training Technical Assistance for Client Retention
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Marketing and Outreach:
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Building Clients through Trust and Empowerment
Building Clients through Strategic Partnerships
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Mobilizing Resources:
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Fundraising for Programs Serving Latino Entrepreneurs
Capacity Building through Networks, Mentors and Volunteers
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Challenges and Trends:
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Federal and State Policy and the Latino Entrepreneur
Understanding the Needs of Your Community
Understanding Diversity in the Latino Community
Overcoming Racism and Anti-Immigrant Bias
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CAMEO (www.microbiz.org) is a statewide association of 150 organizations, agencies, and individuals dedicated to furthering microenterprise development in California.* CAMEO builds the capacity of practitioner organizations to better meet customer needs, and improves the working environment for microenterprise by educating the public and advocating on behalf of microenterprise development.* CAMEO’s mission is to increase opportunities for low-income people and communities by building the capacity of California’s microenterprise organizations.*
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AEO (www.microenterpriseworks.org) is the national association of community-based organizations that provide entrepreneurial education, access to capital, and support to aspiring and active low-income entrepreneurs. AEO provides its members with a forum, information, and a voice to promote enterprise opportunity for people and communities with limited resources.

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