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SBDC director earns counseling certification
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Posted on Apr 13 2012
Ralph N. Yumul, director and business counselor for the CNMI Small Business Development Center, recently earned his certification as an Export and Trade Counselor for small businesses from the U.S. Small Business Administration and Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee.
During the recent CNMI-SBDC Office center review last week by Casey Jeszenka, director of the Pacific Islands Small Business Development Center Network, Yumul received an unexpected surprise when he was presented with the official award of certification at the office of the Secretary of Commerce. The Department of Commerce is the responsible host agency for the CNMI-SBDC Office.
“Late last year, in anticipating the need for exporting guidance in the CNMI, I went online with the help and guidance of Casey Jeszenka and the PISBDCN to go through the online training modules on export. This certificate award is a surprise and it definitely is a necessary boost for me to go out there and get more people, prospects, and clients for this office. I truly dedicate this to the people of the CNMI and for them to know that we are here and that our doors are open,” said Yumul. (DOC)
