(March 2018, Washington DC) STRAP was invited to attend an inaugural U.S.-UK Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Dialogue under the auspices of the U.S.- UK Trade and Investment Working Group, in Washington DC.  The SME Dialogue was convened by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, the U.S. Department of Commerce, and the U.S. Small Business…

(March 2018, Washington DC) STRAP was invited to attend USAID’s Launch of the Small Business Applied Research Pilot in DC USAID office, presenting the Small Business Applied Research (SBAR) Pilot projects. SBAR, a field-based initiative seeking solutions that will readily adapt to meet some of the world’s most daunting development challenges. The Pilot will utilize a streamlined…

(March 2018, Washington DC) During USAID’s Global Partnerships Week (GPW), this chapter event explored how partnerships and alliances are shifting in a changing world. STRAP attended the event where panelists discussed who are new stakeholders, how are international development organizations positioning themselves to join forces with them, what are lessons learned from innovative partnerships and…