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Nicole DeSilvis

NicoleNicole DeSilvis is the Manager / International Trade Consultant, at the Temple University Small Business Development Center (SBDC). She joined the SBDC in October of 2000 servicing the Montgomery, Delaware, Philadelphia, and Bucks Counties.

Nicole DeSilvis is the Manager / International Trade Consultant, at the Temple University Small Business Development Center (SBDC) servicing Montgomery, Delaware, Philadelphia, and Bucks Counties. She joined the SBDC in October of 2000 and throughout her past six years has grown the International Trade Department to serve more than 100 clients per year.  Her consulting work consists of meeting with clients in the Greater Philadelphia region to assist them in achieving their export potential.  She is also an Adjunct Professor for International Business at the Temple University Fox School of Business.

In 2002, out of 115 consultants statewide, Nicole was awarded the Association of SBDC’s Star Consulting Award.  In addition, through her efforts the SBDC was awarded the U.S. Department of Commerce’s prestigious Export Achievement Certificate. In 2003 and again in 2005, she was appointed to the Mid-Atlantic District Export Council by the Secretary of Commerce.  This appointment, for which Nicole is currently serving her second consecutive four-year term, makes her an important part of the Nation’s joint industry/government export expansion effort. 

In 2007, Nicole was awarded the esteemed Philadelphia Business Journal’s  40 Under 40 Award, which is given to up and coming young leaders who have helped make the Greater Philadelphia area a better place to work and live.

In July of 2007 Nicole traveled to Brasilia, Brazil for one month as part of an USAID fellowship she was awarded through the American Fellows Program.  While in Brazil she was charged with identifying priorities for the development of small business cooperation between Brazil and the United States.

Nicole earned her degree in International Business / Studies from Millersville University.  She also completed the celebrated French Immersion program at the University of Montreal, Canada and she graduated from the world-renowned Xerox Sales Management Program in Leesburg, Virginia.     

Nicole’s past experience includes working in domestic and international sales management for more than 12 years in Fortune 100 and PA manufacturing companies.  In this role, she has been instrumental in implementing export management and international sales programs in businesses throughout the region. While the results of her efforts concentrate on a diverse array of industries throughout the world, her true passion will always lie with fostering business relationships between Brazilian and U.S. companies.   

 

Contact Information: nicole.desilvis@temple.edu

 

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