ISBC Steering Committee
Structure of International Small Business Congress As of January 2007 - Prepared by Honorary Secretary (Japan) 1. Steering Committee Members Voting Members
| Location/ Sector | Present Members | Names | Organization | Term |
| Pacific Rim | 3 | Prof. Tsugio Ide (Japan) Kim Ki-mun (South Korea) Mr. Roscher P. P. LIN (Chinese Taipei) | Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation, JAPAN (SMRJ) Korea Federation of Small & Medium Business (Kbiz) National Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (NASME) | 2005-08 2005-08 2005-08 |
| Europe | 3 | Hans-Werner Müller (Belgium) Hanns-Eberhard Schleyer (Germany) Benne Van Popta (The Netherlands) | European Association of Crafts, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises(UEAPME) Zentralverband des deutschen Handwerks (ZDH) MKB Netherland | 2005-08 2004-07 2005-08 |
| Americas | 2 | Todd Stottlemyer (USA) Catherine Swift (Canada) | National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) President and CEO Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) |
2007-10 2004-07 |
| ICSB | 1 | Prof. Ken O'neill (Northern Ireland) | Professor, Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development Ulster Business School University of Ulster |
2007-09 |
| Others (Africa/Middle East/Oceanic/ Eastern Europe) | 1 | Leszek Janowski (Poland) | Foundation of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprisers | 2007-10 |
| Total | 10 |
| Name | Country |
| Dr. Grant C Moon Prof. Eiji Ogawa | USA Japan |
| Name |
| Dr. Hans J. Pleitner (Switzerland) John F. Bulloch (Canada) Hiroo Kinoshita (Japan) |
| Location/ Sector | Name | Organizations | Term |
| Pacific Rim | Tsugio Ide (Japan) | Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation, JAPAN (SMRJ) | 2005-08 |
| Europe | Hans-Werner Müller (Belgium) Hanns Eberhard Schleyer (Germany) | European Association of Crafts, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (UEAPME) Zentralverband des deutschen Handwerks (ZDH) |
2005-08 2004-07 |
| Americas | Todd Stottlemyer (USA) Catherine Swift (Canada) | National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) | 2007-10 2004-07 |
| Year | Position | Name |
| 2002 Amsterdam | Past-Chairperson | Luiz Eduardo R. deMagalhães |
| 2003 Singapore | Past-Chairperson | Hanns Eberhard Schleyer |
| 2004 Warsaw | Past-Chairperson | Catherine Swift |
| 2005 Washington D.C. | Past-Chairperson | Catherine Swift |
| 2006 Tokyo | Chairperson | Prof. Tsugio IDE |
| 2007 Bangkok | Co-Chairpersons | Prof. Tsugio IDE & Benne Van Popta |
What is ISBC?
ISBC (International Small Business Congress) has been held annually since the first conference in Hawaii in 1974. The basic objectives were, in 1974, and are today, to ensemble representatives from governments, business, the academic communities, financial institutions, and trade associations for the purpose of exchanging views about small and medium-sized business problems, policies and programs for assisting them, and provide business opportunities among participating SME people. Also, the objectives are to develop communication linkages and networks to continue meaningful contacts and relationships, resulting in mutual assistance among the various countries.
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