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|**BISNISHome PageSearchBISNISEmbassyReportsCountryReportsIndustryReportsPublicationsSourcesof FinanceLeadsand EventsExchangeRatesState ExportsOtherSources** |  | March 1998by Karen LazarU.S. companies in the food-processing and packaging industry have the opportunity to host a
group of  interns from Ukraine who will visit the United States in June under the auspices of
SABIT,  the Special American Business Internship Training program.  The Ukrainian interns
will visit the United States through SABIT's Ukrainian Regional Investment Stimulation
Program (URISP), one of several specialized programs introduced in 1998 which will have a
regional focus in addition to an industry-specific theme.URISP was established to train business owners, managers, and consultants from Ukrainian
companies, nongovernmental organizations, institutions of higher learning, and regional
governments.  Interns are chosen from regions in Ukraine that are committed to market reform
and are attempting to stimulate and revitalize their private sector.Visits to U.S. Companies
For the food-processing and packaging session, which runs from May 30 to June 25, SABIT
would like to arrange site visits to American firms.  The visits are intended to expose interns to
U.S. companies' equipment and business operations.  Sales, marketing, and distribution of
processed foods in a market economy will be of particular interestThe program begins with a one-week orientation session in Washington D.C. at the U.S.
Department of Commerce.  Interns will be introduced to Western economics, U.S. management
practices, and sources of financing during the first two days of orientation.  During the remaining
three days, interns will meet with a business development consultant and will learn to write
Western-style business plans and proposals.The Ukrainian interns will visit various cities in the United States to observe local business
development centers in action and see how these centers attract investment and encourage the
growth of the local private-sector.   The U.S. cities will be selected on the basis of their success in
attracting investment and their success in revitalizing their communities. While in these cities,
interns will also visit local companies, economic development agencies, and organizations such as
chambers of commerce, Rotary Clubs, and Commerce Department Export Assistance Centers. 
For more information on how a U.S. company can participate in the Ukrainian Regional
Investment Stimulation Program, contact SABIT at 202-482-0073.Karen Lazar is a SABIT program officer.This report is provided courtesy of the Business Information Service for the Newly
Independent States (BISNIS)