Announcements / January 15, 2009

January 15, 2009 - Trestle Group Foundation Director, Dana Brice Smith, Featured in the 2008 IBM Corporate Responsibility Report

“Small- and medium-sized Enterprises are key drivers of economic opportunity and development. They encourage private ownership, generate employment, spread economic activity and deliver the benefits of economic development.

In 2007, the Trestle Group Foundation joined with IBM to launch the Empowering Women Entrepreneurs Partnership Program. This initiative connects women entrepreneurs in emerging markets with IBM female professionals who provide support in building networks, business strategies and practices for long-term success.

Directly connecting emerging economy women entrepreneurs with established business executives, the program provides critical ‘human capital’— coaching, mentoring, management skills, marketing support, access to networks, resources and international markets — needed for long-term business success.”

Dana Brice Smith
Co-Founder and Director,
Trestle Group Foundation
Empowering women entrepreneurs in emerging markets

To see the full 2008 IBM Corporate Responsibility Report, please visit:
http://www.ibm.com/ibm/responsibility/

For more information regarding Trestle Group Foundation, click here: www.trestlegroupfoundation.org.