American University Launches a Certificate Program for Women Entrepreneurs in Pakistan

The School of International Service at American University in Washington, D.C., and the Lahore University of Management Sciences in Pakistan have entered into partnership to offer a certificate program for women entrepreneurs at the Rausing Executive Development Center in Lahore. The program, supported by a grant from the U.S. State Department, will offer a 12-day training program for 25 Pakistani women entrepreneurs so they can improve their businesses.

The program is organized into four modules and is designed to provide conceptual and practical perspective through local and international case studies, interactive lectures, hands-on projects, and guest speakers. In between the modules, participants will apply newfound strategies and insights at work and further develop their businesses.

Stephanie Fischer, executive-in-residence at the School of International Service, recently traveled to Lahore to finalize the curriculum and the implementation of the entrepreneurial marketing module. Fischer is a graduate of Middlebury College in Vermont and holds an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.