NGO #13162

<p class="rtejustify"><em><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; color: gray;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">The</span><span style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; color: gray;"> </span><span style="font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Small Enterprise Center (SEC)</span></span>&nbsp;is a non-governmental, non-profit organization that was created by and for the private sector and focuses its activities primarily on the SME sector. SECfulfills its vision by delivering services to SMEs in support of their growth and the expansion of their business potentials, including income increase andcreation of employment opportunities.</span></em></p> <p class="rtejustify">&nbsp;</p> <p><em><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; color: gray;">SEC is the only organization in Palestine that aims at helping in the start-up and developmentof small- and medium-sized enterprises (SME) towards increasing their sales andprofitability. Financed by the Ministry for Economic Cooperation andDevelopment of the Federal Republic of Germany (BMZ), SEC was founded in 2003following a cooperative agreement between the Palestinian Authority (PA) and theGerman Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ).</span></em></p> <p><em><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; color: gray;"><br /> </span></em></p>