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Total Career Success -- Ben Dansker, Israeli Business Consultant on How to Succeed with Business Opportunities in the Middle East

Total Career Success -- Ben Dansker, Israeli Business Consultant on How to Succeed with Business Opportunities in the Middle East

December 21, 2009 VoiceAmerica Radio Show features Ben Dansker, a business consultant in Israel for small to mid-size organizations, on How to Succeed with Business Opportunities in the Middle East. Entrepreneurship, venture capital, research and development and educated workforce and government, industry and university collaboration have put Israel in the global economic spot light and Ben helps organizations capitalize on the opportunities created by these trends.

Houston, TX (Vocus) December 16, 2009

Ben Dansker, a business consultant in Israel for small to mid-size organizations, will be featured on Total Career Success, an Internet show on VoiceAmerica Talk Radio Network, at 11 a. m. Central on Monday, December 21. The show is designed to inform and encourage listeners to achieve their career goals by featuring experts and business leaders to provide job search (http://www. totalcareersuccess. com) assistance and career development (http://www. totalcareersuccess. com). Entrepreneurship, venture capital, research and development and educated workforce and government, industry and university collaboration have put Israel in the global economic spot light and Ben helps organizations capitalize on the opportunities created by these trends. Gain insight into:

•Opportunities in various markets and sectors
•The potential in Israel and the region for US manufacturers
•Qualifying and developing partners for success
•The analysis of local markets for launching specific products
•Qualifying potential distributors or importers
•Logistical and administrative aspects of doing business in Israel and the region.

In the past three years, Israel has enjoyed annual growth of more than 5%, consistent price stability, a drop in unemployment and an increase in exports. Foreign direct investment in the last three years was $28 billion, a dramatic increase over previous years with an additional $68 billion of Israeli investments abroad. Providing practical expertise in strategic planning, market analysis and business implementation, Dansker helps companies achieve their expansion goals.

Show co-host Sheryl Dawson shared, “Israel has opened its doors to the global market and saavy organizations are entering to do business and grow. To help them optimize their potential in Israel, Turkey, Jordan, UAE and elsewhere in the region, Ben applies his knowledge of US and middle Eastern business and contacts to enable them to succeed.

Co-host Ken Dawson added, “Beyond multinational companies, small and mid-size companies and investors who desire an environment of entrepreneurship and growth are also finding opportunities in Israel.”

Dawson added, “Israel offers a competitive advantage in the quality and availability of talent, technological innovation, entrepreneurship, competitive costs and supportive government policy.”
The show will air live at 11 a. m. - noon Central on December 21, 2009. To listen, please visit Voiceamerica. com and search for Total Career Success. The archived show will be available for replay or download at the Total Career Success website, or from iTunes http://www. itunes. com/podcast? id=311541702 (http://www. itunes. com/podcast? id=311541702)

About Ben Dansker, Business Consultant in Israel

Ben Dansker is a partner in the Partner in Atid EDI, a consulting firm specializing in facilitating trade and investment, gathering strategic information, performing market research and feasibility studies, networking among businesses, and orchestrating trade events for government offices, public agencies, non-profit organizations and private clients.

Ben was born in Boston and worked in urban planning in the public sector and strategic planning for U. S. health care and information systems sectors. After immigrating to Israel in 1984, he worked in business planning and financial analysis for a solar energy company. Ben's expertise includes project planning, strategic planning, economic analysis, organizational development, business plan preparation and business writing. He has extensive experience in all facets of managing small to mid-size organizations. Ben received a B. A. from Emory University and an M. A. in urban planning from Harvard University. Fluent in English and Hebrew, he has written for professional journals and newspapers and published several short stories. For more information visit atid-edi. com

About Total Career Success

Total Career Success is broadcast on VoiceAmerica, the world leader in Internet Talk Radio, and syndicated on World Talk Radio; the show aims to engage listeners in new ways of thinking about their potential, their goals, and their future. The show hosts are Ken and Sheryl Dawson, principals of Total Career Success, Inc. and authors of Job Search: The Total System (http://www. totalcareersuccess. com), 3rd edition. They have served corporations in outplacement (http://www. cpihouston. com) and career development as well as talent management optimization (http://www. cpihouston. com) for 30 years in their consulting firm Dawson Consulting Group. The show presents guests who are experts in their fields to share the lessons they have learned in succeeding in their various areas of excellence and to discuss tips about a broad range of career development (http://www. totalcareersuccess. com) issues, from specific career opportunities, to industries and workplace changes, to financial and advancement considerations. For more information, visit totalcareersuccess. com and dawsonconsultinggroup. com

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