Business Seminar on "Doing Business with the United States" held in Ufa (Apr 19, 2004)
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Business Seminar on "Doing Business with the United States" held in Ufa
April 19, 2004
On April 19, 2004 the U.S. Consulate General organized a seminar on "Doing Business with the United States" for the local business community in Ufa.
About 80 representatives of the Ufa business community - small and medium businesses, business support associations, financial and educational institutions - took part in the seminar.
DCM John Beyrle and Bashkortostan Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Boris Kolbin welcomed the participants. John Beyrle highlighted the main prospects for U.S.-Russian business collaboration and presented the U. S. Consulate General team from Yekaterinburg as an active part of the U.S. Mission Russia promoting business relations and contacts. BISNIS representative Alyona Yelshina gave a multimedia presentation, demonstrating Commercial Service opportunities and providing updated information about the services BISNIS and FCS provide in Russia and the region.
After the presentation there was an open and lively discussion during which businessmen asked numerous questions and shared their potential projects of collaboration with American partners.