Business Collaboration in the Developing World

Earning a Development Grant

Business Development Experts

Our team analyzed economic, social, political, and environmental factors impacting the business partner to design a plan and bridge the gap between goals and results.

To fund the proposed business, our team created a detailed business plan and pitched it to request seed funding from the Leadership Initiatives Grant Committee.

After researching the socio-economic conditions facing our business partner, our team collaborated with the Nigerian development staff to create effective solutions.

My Business Consultant Training

My Grant Proposal

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My Grant Proposal Presentation

Leadership Initiatives is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that is dedicated to creating future leaders across the globe through experiential learning.

In the International Business & Development Internship, I worked directly with some of the world’s leading business and development experts to learn about international business and development.

At the conclusion of the internship, I presented my research proposal to a panel of judges including [Insert Titles].

Internship Highlights

Our team began the business development process by having a one-on-one Zoom call directly with our business partner, [BP Name], and Nigerian project coordinator to ensure productive collaboration.

We learned more about [BP pronouns] life, family, and desires for the proposed business venture, as well as the challenges [BP pronouns] were facing.

By discussing first-hand the challenges our partner faced, our team successfully and efficiently began to brainstorm solutions to launch her business.

Each morning we held constructive discussions about our ideas, the advice we received the day before, and the timeline necessary to begin implementing our ideas in real-time.

I had the opportunity to visit the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, where I learned culturally-relevant knowledge that my team and I applied to our development solutions.

We began our visit with a traditional Nigerian lunch of jollof rice, egusi, moi moi, boli, and traditionally cooked chicken.

Then, we received a briefing regarding NIgerian culture and business embassy officials and top executives.

We concluded our visit by speaking with embassy officials to discuss our business partner and the potential growth of their industry.

Our team met with leading experts in the field of business and economic development from the State Department, Exxon, Harvard University, Georgetown University, Johns Hopkins University, and top US companies and nonprofits.

These leaders included Dr. Sarah Stiles, Professor and Provost at Georgetown University, and Tiffany Norwood, serial entrepreneur with seven startups and nearly a billion dollars in funding under her belt.

With their guidance, we streamlined our initial ideas to further our efforts in launching the venture our business partner envisioned.

Our team advanced our communication, teamwork, and problem-solving skills through hands-on project management and development.

Our team pitched the final proposal to a panel of expert judges from Harvard University, the Leadership Initiatives Nigerian Development Team, and the Leadership Initiatives Grant Committee.

This formal pitch allowed our team to practice our skills and utilize our entrepreneurial toolkit, all while showcasing our efforts to transform the business we partnered with.

At the end of the pitch, we were able to receive feedback on our proposal for our business partner.

Over the next year, our business partner’s venture will be made into reality and monitored for sustained success and growth.