By Gwen Green (gagreen@ualr.edu)
June 1, 2009
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Khary Dickerson of Traskwood joined the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock as a business consultant June 1.
His areas of responsibility will include counseling, training and outreach to small businesses and potential entrepreneurs in central Arkansas.
He previously worked for the Citizens Development Corps in Washington, D.C., and the Sudan, serving as a strategic marketing consultant and leading micro-enterprise development projects in Southern Sudan while managing the Business Enterprise Division of Volunteers for Economic Growth Alliance (VEGA). He also has finance and investment experience with Wachovia Bank and Edward Jones.
"We are excited that Khary Dickerson has joined the ASBTDC team. He brings unique experience in international business development as well as ties to the business community in Arkansas," said Heather Robinette, ASBTDC consulting manager.
Dickerson is a graduate of UALR, where he was a Sturgis Fellow. He earned his MBA from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University in 2007 and studied at the WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management in Vallendar, Germany.
The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center is a partnership of the U.S. Small Business Administration and the UALR College of Business. Through the lead center located at UALR and a statewide network of offices, ASBTDC assists start-ups, existing businesses, expanding businesses and technology businesses through consulting, training and research services. Learn more at http://asbtdc.ualr.edu.
Uniting private enterprise, government, higher education and local non-profit economic development organizations, the national network of small business development centers is the SBA's largest partnership program, providing management and technical assistance to help Americans start, run and grow their own businesses. With approximately 1,000 centers across the nation, the SBDC network assists approximately 725,000 small businesses every year.
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