In San Antonio, the Mexican delegation visited the University of Texas at San Antonio's Institute for Economic Development before meeting in Washington with U.S. Small Business Administration officials and U.S. House Small Business Committee members.
The group would not have visited any other U.S. business development center other than UTSA's.
The UTSA institute's International Trade Center already has trained about 40 groups at Mexican universities to start similar business development centers. The grass-roots Mexican centers may be newer, more informal and simpler versions of U.S. centers, but Mexico's federal government senses their potential.
