Women's History Month: African-American Women's Entrepreneurship

Sharon Freeman will talk about key aspects of building one's own business and how to find useful resources toward this end. The webchat will take place on March 16 at 8 a.m. EST (13:00 GMT).

Dr. Sharon T. Freeman is an entrepreneur and business strategist who is the owner and manager of a number of successful businesses, including a consulting firm and an exporters' association. She lived and worked in Hong Kong for 11 years, where she started her flagship consulting practice in 1985. Since 1985, she has been engaged in a broad range of entrepreneurial endeavors and consulting assignments in more than 100 countries.

If you would like to participate in this webchat, please go to https://statedept.connectsolutions.com/womenshistory. No registration is needed. Simply choose "Enter as a Guest," type in your preferred screen name, and join the discussion. We accept questions and comments in advance of, and at any time during, the program.

The transcript of this webchat will be available on America.gov's webchat page ( http://www.america.gov/multimedia/askamerica.html ), where information about upcoming webchats is also available.