Monday, November 13, 1995 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 I Global Political Processes & Entrepreneurship-Reciprocity The European Union. Opportunities for small businesses. Formation of blocks and its effect on small businesses. Eastern Europe. 0 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 Tuesday, November 14, 1995 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 I Small Businesses - How to Survive After the Start-Up Phase Reasons for failure. Screening during the stage of conception or recovery during hard times 0 Trainee program for assisting small businesses. Session D 2 Business Opportunities - How to Set-up a Business Patents and inventions, Ideas and creative thinking. 0 How to pinpoint business opportunities. Session D 3 Financing Alternatives & Payment Arrangements in Financing the Small Business. 0 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 13:00 - 17:30 rofessional Tours 20:00 - 23:00 Farewell Dinner Wednesday, November 15, 1995 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 I 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. Wednesday, November 15, 1995 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 Shittit. 15:30 - 16:30 General Review International Steering Committee Report International Program for the 23rd ISBC Closing Address