AMIDEAST Joins Forces with Cisco to Deliver New
Business Training and Technology Tools for Businesses
throughout North Africa and the Middle East
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Joseph Phillips, country manager, AMIDEAST, Morocco
(right) and Hassan Bahej, general manager, Cisco
Morocco (left) jointly host a press conference to mark
the launch of a Cisco Entrepreneur Institute Training
Center in Morocco
SKHIRAT, Morocco, 11 May 2012 - Cisco has announced the
opening of a Cisco® Entrepreneur
Institute Training Center in Morocco in conjunction
with the America-Mideast Education and Training Services,
Inc. (AMIDEAST). The Entrepreneur Institute will provide
business acceleration skills through the use of
technology.
AMIDEAST, a private, nonprofit organization that
strengthens mutual understanding and cooperation between
Americans and the people of the Middle East and North
Africa, will offer in-person as well as distance learning
sessions, to help entrepreneurs from throughout the
region improve their skills and enhance business
development opportunities. It will also provide a forum
for owners of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to
collaborate and share business expertise.
Small and medium businesses represent a significant
portion of the North African and Middle Eastern economy,
and therefore supporting their development and driving
their performance can ultimately help to accelerate
economic growth and raise living standards. The Cisco
Entrepreneur Institute courses are designed to accelerate
business through the effective use of technology and to
encourage innovative solutions and the sharing of best
practices, which can thereby enable growth and job
creation.
Highlights / Key Facts:
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Under the agreement with the Cisco Entrepreneur
Institute, AMIDEAST now has established Cisco
Entrepreneur Institute Training Centers at their
country offices in Morocco, as well as in Lebanon,
Oman, Tunisia, and West Bank/Gaza.
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Young entrepreneurs will be recruited to participate in
the Institute's core courses namely,
"Starting a Business", "Growing a
Business", and "iExec Enterprise
Essentials", as well as several self-paced
courses including "The Entrepreneurial
Mindset" and "Web
2.0". "Starting a Business"
and "iExec Enterprise Essentials" are
available in both French and English.
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The Cisco Entrepreneur Institute offers four core
courses, targeting micro-businesses to
enterprise-level businesses.. Its mission is to
accelerate business through the effective use of
technology solutions, increase employment
opportunities, and help develop and sustain
economic growth throughout the world.
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It fosters innovation, growth, and prosperity and helps
transform the economies and social landscape globally
by demonstrating the value of technology in business
and by providing a resource center offering business
advice and mentoring, Internet business solutions, and
a technology-enabled human network.
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Cisco Entrepreneur Institutes support businesses
worldwide by working with local government and business
organizations to foster the creation and success of
small- and medium-sized businesses. They provide
practical business insights, tools, and technologies
that lay the foundation for success. The
result-oriented approach creates long-term economic and
social prosperity for businesses, communities, and
nations. At the same time, Cisco Entrepreneur
Institutes help extend Cisco's business and social
impact around the globe.
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Cisco Entrepreneur Institutes are already established
in Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Tunisia, UAE, & West
Bank/Gaza. In the Middle East North Africa Levant
(MENAL) region, there are Institutes in seven countries
with fifteen Cisco Entrepreneur Institutes in total.
Established in 2007, the Cisco Entrepreneur Institute
has a presence in 35 countries, with 152 Institutes,
and more than 17,000 entrepreneurs trained.
Executive Quotes:
Joseph Phillips, country manager, AMIDEAST, Morocco
"AMIDEAST is pleased to be continuing its
partnership with Cisco in support of expanding
employability in the Middle East and North Africa.
The Cisco Entrepreneur Institute fits closely with
AMIDEAST's commitment to providing training and
educational opportunities for young men and women seeking
to gain skills and knowledge that will enable them to be
successful in the global marketplace and reach higher
personal goals. We look forward to making these
resources available to support individual and
institutional advancement and the development of new
ideas in the public and private arena.
"
Hassan Bahej, general manager, Cisco Morocco
"Cisco has used technology throughout its
25-year history to become one of the world's leading
companies. Its growing network of training centers and
local institutes have been developed as a way to share
its knowledge with business people and entrepreneurs.
With the launch of our Entrepreneur Institute in
Morocco, Cisco is fulfilling its goal of
collaborating with community organizations and local
government offices in North Africa to create a community
of support that will facilitate business success in the
region."
Additional Resources:
Links /URL's:
http://newsroom.cisco.com/ME
About AMIDEAST:
AMIDEAST is a private, nonprofit organization that
strengthens mutual understanding and cooperation between
Americans and the peoples of the Middle East and North
Africa. Every year, AMIDEAST provides English
language and professional skills training, educational
advising, and testing services to hundreds of thousands
of students and professionals in the Middle East and
North Africa; supports numerous institutional development
projects in the region; and administers educational
exchange programs. Founded in 1951, AMIDEAST is
headquartered in Washington, DC with a network of field
offices in Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco,
Oman, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, West Bank/Gaza, and
Yemen. For more details please visit: www.amideast.org
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