Meridian's Kolkhi Medea Food & Tea Division Is Awarded SABIT Grant.PORTSMOUTH, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 15, 1999-- Meridian World Services, Ltd., Kolkhi Medea Food and Tea Division announced it received grant funding from the U.S. Dept. of Commerce's SABIT SABIT Special American Business Internship Training (Department of Commerce) (Special American Business Internship internship /in·tern·ship/ (in´tern-ship) the position or term of service of an intern in a hospital. internship, n the course work or practicum conducted in a professional dental clinic. Training) office. The grant is part of an on-going project to train Former Soviet Union managers in United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. business practices at its New Hampshire New Hampshire, one of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts (S), Vermont, with the Connecticut R. forming the boundary (W), the Canadian province of Quebec (NW), and Maine and a short strip of the Atlantic Ocean (E). facility. Meridian was selected to receive the grant because of its commitment to the pioneering work of introducing Georgian Kolkhida tea to the U.S. premium tea market and to facilitate business exchanges with the CIS Cis (sĭs), same as Kish (1.) (1) (CompuServe Information Service) See CompuServe. (2) (Card Information S (Commonwealth of Independent of States). The SABIT grant is awarded to distinguished companies who are committed to working with the countries of the Former Soviet Union. The purpose of the grant is to offer CIS managers the opportunity to intern intern /in·tern/ (in´tern) a medical graduate serving in a hospital preparatory to being licensed to practice medicine. in·tern or in·terne n. with American companies to learn U.S. business practices and then apply the acquired knowledge in their native countries. Meridian will invite two managers from the country of Georgia to perform tasks related to its gourmet food and tea importing, wholesaling, and mail-order operations. The duration of the internship will be for six months. Special emphasis will be placed on common marketing misperceptions, which exist in the United States. The managing interns will meet local officials and business people in an exchange of knowledge and ideas. Already planned are afternoon sessions with members of Bank of New Hampshire and the New Hampshire International Trade Association. A primary objective of the internship will be to inform officials and business people of Georgia's rich legacy and to demonstrate how Cold War stereotypes have inaccurately categorized the sovereign CIS countries There are two lists concerning CIS countries:
Given that 10 years have past since the end of the Cold War, community members are asked to rethink previously held beliefs and participate in question and answer sessions with the interns. Any businesses or individuals interested in arranging events, participating in exchanges, or hosting are asked to contact Meridian's business office at 603-430-1126 during normal business hours BUSINESS HOURS. The time of the day during which business is transacted. In respect to the time of presentment and demand of bills and notes, business hours generally range through the whole day down to the hours of rest in the evening, except when the paper is payable it a bank or by a (9 a.m. - 5 p.m. EST) or via email to gregg@MeridianWorldServices.com. SOURCE: DigitalWork ( http://www.digitalwork.com ) DigitalWork.com -- Your Business Workshop |
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