>____ > >ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNAL HARMONY IN ASIA (ACHA) >831 Lancaster Drive NE, Suite 214, Salem, OR 97301 >1-503-362-4635, email <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >SOUTH ASIAN ENTREPRENEUR: >Business Opportunities & Resources in Oregon & South Asia > >A conference in Portland, OR, at >Reed College Psychology Auditorium >3203 SE Woodstock Blvd > >1:00 - 5:00 P.M. >Sunday, April 18, 1999 > >The Conference, organized with the assistance of the Reed College >Multicultural Resource Center, is open to public, although South Asians >(people originating from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri >Lanka) will be the main focus. Admission to the conference is free. > >Objectives > > 1. To provide people, who want to start a new businesses or >expand an existing business, information about business >opportunities and resources in Oregon & South Asia; > > 2. To help participants become aware of the problems encountered >in starting a new businesses and making it successful. > >Program > >Panel Discussion: Difficulties encountered in starting and expanding a business > Chair: Gulzar Ahmed, Crescent Systems > > 1. Bachbhai Hajari, Dry-cleaning & motels > 2. Khalid Husain, Gas stations & construction > 3. Salah-ud-din Kadri, Engineering > 4. Shantu Shah, Electrical engineering > 5. Gowri Subramanium, Simulation consulting & internet technologies > 6. Shoib Tareen, Computer furniture > >Business opportunities and resources in Sri Lanka > Special Guest Speaker: Geetha de Silva, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy >of Sri Lanka, Washington D.C. > >Refreshment Break > >Awards > ACHA Star in recognition of meritorious work in promotion of peace and >communal harmony > Make a Difference Award for making a difference for the better in the >local community > >Business opportunities and resources in India > Special Guest Speaker: Sudhakar Rao, Minister of Economic Affairs, >Embassy of India, Washington D.C. > >P.M.Panel Discussion: Business resources in Oregon > Chair:Ishwar Patel, Aim Properties > > 1. Dana Shannon, Small Business International Trade > 2. Toni McKissen, Small Business Administration > 3. John Safstrom, Mid-Valley Council of Government > and others > >More Information available from Dr. Pritam Rohila 1-503-362-4635 (email ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>), Gulzar Ahmed 503- 612-9152, Ishwar Patel 503-399-0905, >Dr. Abdul Qayum at 503-636-6127, Dr. Kanak Raval 503-644-2124,, Jagdish >Grewal 503-658-4715, & Susheela Hoefer 503-827-8965. > >Directions: From North or East. I-205 South to Exit 17, Right on Foster >Rd,Left on 82nd Avenue, Right on Woodstock Bvd, go about 2.5 miles to Reed >College entrance. From South & West. Take Ross Island Bridge exit from I-5 >North, go East on Powell Bvd, Right on 39th Avenue, Right on Woodstock Bvd, >and proceed to Reed College entrance. Parking is free. Park in the first >parking lot and walk to Psychology Auditorium by the Northwest corner (kitty >corner from the entrance) of the parking lot. > >ACHA is a non-profit, non-political, secular organization, which is open to >all and is dedicated to promote peace and communal harmony among South >Asians where they may live. Information about the Association for Communal >Harmony in Asia (ACHA) can be found in their Web Page at <http: >//ecumene.org/ACHA/ACHA.htm>. > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
