Description
The U.S. Department of State’s Embassy Bishkek Public Diplomacy Section (PDS) announces an open competition to implement a program to foster greater commercial ties between the United States and the Kyrgyz Republic by promoting economic growth and local employment. The program aims to create tangible partnership opportunities for American businesses and investors by cultivating a Kyrgyz workforce and business ecosystem better equipped to engage with U.S. partners. Key activities include promoting U.S. products and services, strengthening connections between American and Kyrgyz businesses, and fostering intellectual property protections that benefit U.S. innovators. Target participants include emerging and mid-career Kyrgyz entrepreneurs, business professionals, and potential consumers of U.S. goods and services.
Some key points of this opportunity include:
• The program will build entrepreneurship skills using American best practices in e-commerce, business planning, venture capital attraction, and IP safeguarding.
• The program should leverage American business expertise, mentorship, and networks to transform previous grassroots efforts into commercially viable partnerships.
• Proposals must demonstrate strong knowledge of U.S. commercial initiatives and leverage American expertise through partnerships with U.S. organizations, involvement of U.S. business experts, or collaboration with U.S. companies and business associations.
• The project performance period should be completed in 12 months or less.