what’s working
According to PEW
Research,
seven of 10 Poles
have a favorable image
of Americans.
“Washington is one of the most internationally trade dependent regions in
the world and reaching out to Poland is a natural.”
Because of the Business Week connection, Gdansk and Pomeranian
business and government leaders included Seattle on their trade mission
in October 2012. Polish businessman Piotr Grodzki said flatly, “If we didn’t
have the relationship between Business Week with AWB and [Washington
Business Week], we probably would have just visited Silicon Valley in
California and Chicago.”
polish government invests in business week
The Polish government has invested heavily in Business Week and from meetings with Brunell and new
Washington Business Week Executive Director Steve McGraw, they are committed to increasing their
investments.
Washington Business Week programs in Poland and Alaska give supporters
Poland Business Week:
another reason to invest and spread our market-based, free enterprise
bit.ly/PBizWeek
system, Brunell added.
Much of the reason for Poland Business Week’s growth and success is
Seattle Gdynia Sister City Association:
the strong bonds between Poland and the United States. According to PEW
www.seattlegdynia.org
Research, seven of 10 Poles have a favorable image of Americans.
With odds like that, Business Week is likely to remain a winner in Poland
Washington Business Week: www.wbw.org
for many years to come.
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