21:00 - 22:30 Information Get-Together Reception
Dan Panorama Hotel

09:00 - 10:30 Opening ceremony

10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break

11:00 - 13:00 Session A

Under the auspices of Foreign Minister
Mr. Shimon Peres.
Business Means Peace - Peace Means Business - Small Corporations in the
New Middle East.
Regional Aspects (Egypt, Jordan, Palestinian Autonomy).

13:00 - 14:30 Lunch

14:30 - 17:00 Session B 1

Global Political Processes & Entrepreneurship-Reciprocity

• The European Union.
• Opportunities for small businesses.
• Formation of blocks and its effect on small businesses.
• Eastern Europe.
• The development of small businesses and the process of converting to a
  market economy.
  

Session B 2

The T.V. Shopping Channels - A Revolution in Marketing for Small Businesses
• influence and consumption habits.
• Influence on marketing processes.
• Opportunity or drawback for small businesses.
• The international experience.
  

Session B 3

Technology & Data in Promoting the Small Business
• The computer revolution and its impact on the small business.
• Exploiting data in servicing the small business.
• Technological innovations vis-a-vis the small business
• The computerized office in the 21st. Century.
• The information highway vis-a~vis the small business.
• Communication networks,computers,cellular phones,beepers
  

20:00 - 23:00 Dinner followed by Artistic Program

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09:00 - 10:30 Session C

Under the auspices of the Minister of industry and Trade, Mr. Micha Harish.
National Policy for Encouraging & Promoting Small Businesses.
Technological and entrepreneurial incubators.
The Israel Experience. The International Experience and the Lessons Learned.

10:30 - 10:45 Coffee Break

10:45 - 13:00 Session D 1

Small Businesses - How to Survive After the Start-Up Phase
• Reasons for failure.
• Screening during the stage of conception or recovery during hard times
• Trainee program for assisting small businesses.

  Session D 2

Business Opportunities - How to Set-up a Business
• Patents and inventions,
• Ideas and creative thinking.
• How to pinpoint business opportunities.

  Session D 3

Financing Alternatives & Payment Arrangements in Financing the Small Business.
• Credit risk insurance.
• Banking tools for the small business.
• Special financing instruments for the small business.
• Credit cards and means of payment for the small business

20:00 - 23:00 Farewell Dinner

09:00 - 10:30 Session E

Under the auspices of the Finance Minister, Mr. Avraham (Beiga) Shohat.
State Funds for Financing Small Businesses.
Venture Capital Funds-International Partnerships
Encouraging Investments. Capital Investments Encouragement Laws
The Small Business vis-a-vis the Taxation System.
The role of the International organization in
promoting Small Businesses.
10:30 - 10:45 Coffee Break

10:45 - 13:00 Session F 1

Under the auspices of Minister of Absorption, Mr. Yair Tsaban
Role of Small Businesses in Absorbing Immigrants Relative Advantages and
Disavantages of the Immigrant in Doing Business. "Self service" businesses of
Immigrant Communities. Turning an idea of an immigrant into a business.

Session F 2

Start-ups of Special Populations.

• Women Entrepreneurs and Small Businesses.
• Family Businesses.
• Business after Retirement.
• Conducting Business from Home.

  Session F 3
  

Marketing, Advertising and Promoting the Small Business
• Turning an idea into a Business.
• Marketing tools for the Small Business.
• Advertising for the Small Business
• Public Relations in the Small Business.

  Session F 4
  

Teaching Entrepreneurship and its Role in Developing the Small Business
• Teaching entrepreneurship in Business.
• Developing human resources in a Small Business.
• Business Entrepreneurship and its role in modern society.
• Entrepreneurship in schools - its role and its advantages.

  13:30 - 14:30 Lunch

  14:30 - 15:30 Final Session

  Closing Ceremony
  Under the auspices of the Minister of Economy and Planning,
  Prof. Shimon Shitrit.

  15:30 - 16:30 General Review

  International Steering Committee Report

  International Program for the 23rd ISBC

  Closing Address

  

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