Dear SBAIC Members,
I am happy to share the latest newsletter from the Small Business Association of International Companies (SBAIC), which includes 10 articles from small businesses related to their “Vision for 2023.” We have seen more small business set-asides come out recently, indicating that our advocacy work over the past two years is finally paying off. I am hearing a lot of good feedback from SBAIC members appreciating our leadership and expressing more hopes for the future. We greatly appreciate the support from the many USG Offices of Small and Disadvantages Business Utilization (OSDBU) who continue to support. In December, a small group from SBAIC’s Board was able to meet with USAID’s Deputy Administrator Paloma Adams-Allen and OSDBU team, which focused on our mutual commitment to more frequent communication and better collaboration in 2023. Many small businesses are getting geared up to respond to GSA’s OASIS+ call for proposals and we look forward to hearing from Bounce Quarry, GSA Supplier Relationship Manager on Tuesday February 7 on what the opportunity means for US small businesses. So, we have a lot to look forward to in 2023!
Sincerely,
Anita Campion
SBAIC Executive Committee Chair
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REIMAGINING STORYTELLING: WI-HER’S SHIFT TO ETHICAL STORYTELLING
By Liz Hall, WI-HER Associate, Communications
WI-HER strives to tell stories ethically, and we are setting a higher standard in storytelling by ensuring that “storyholders,” the individuals whose story we are helping to tell and amplify, are in charge of the narrative... Read more
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A LEADING TREND: EGOVERNANCE
Millennium Partners, a woman owned small business, is excited to share its vision that e-governance is the leading trend and most essential area of practice for international development work in the 21st Century... Read more
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2023: SUPPORTING LOCALIZATION
Kate Kijinski, Senior Program Manager, JMO Communications
Jennifer Orford, Founder & CEO, JMO Communications
Locally led organizations receive substantial support to implement more effectively, improve accountability, and meet global norms... Read More
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INCEPTIMA LAUNCHES CLIMATEWISE MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION
Asmaa Idrisu, Climate Change Consultant, Inceptima
Samantha Joule Fow, Director of Innovation and Technology, Inceptima
The past eight years have been the warmest on record, fueled by ever-rising greenhouse gas concentrations and accumulated heat... Read More
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CONNEXUS INVESTS IN LOCALIZATION
Aiden Hall, Senior Project Associate, Connexus Corporation
Katherine Kirchhofer, Project Associate, Connexus Corporation
At Connexus Corporation, a women-owned small-business, we are committed to providing high quality global consulting services to transform international development and build local capacity... Read More
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NAVANTI GROUP’S ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT
The start of a new year provides an excellent opportunity for resolutions, not just for individuals, but for companies as well... Read More
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ME&A: CREATING A METHODOLOGY TO PARTNER WITH USAID ON LOCAL CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT WHILE MINIMIZING POTENTIAL FIDUCIARY RISKS
By Monica Jerbi, ME&A Communications Manager
A high priority for ME&A for 2023 is responding to USAID’s renewed commitment to creating space for local communities to determine their own development priorities, manage development program design and implementation, and measure results... Read More
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AWARENESS, INTENTION, AND INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT
How often has your organization designed and implemented a program only to find that it failed to reach the intended population?.. Read More
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CORPORA-GOV STARTS ITS SECOND YEAR WITH EXCITING PROSPECTS
José A. Valdez, Corpora-Gov, Principal, Corpora-Gov LLC
Imagine a world in which government-owned enterprises run like a well-oiled machine, with efficiency, transparency, and sustainability at the forefront... Read More
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GOALS: ATHENA’S 2030 VISION
The global Athena Infonomics’ team recently descended upon Goa, India to participate in a multi-day retreat and finally meet our colleagues and advisors across Athena’s India, U.S., U.K., and Sub-Saharan Africa offices... Read More
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