{"id":48,"date":"2025-04-09T21:21:43","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T21:21:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abic.business\/?page_id=48"},"modified":"2026-06-25T05:00:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T05:00:56","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/abic.business\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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A Suriname-based advisory platform for sustainable business, inclusive development and practical implementation.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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ABIC Consultancy \u2014 Advice for Business Innovation & Creation \u2014 was founded in 2007 by Sherida Patricia Mormon, a Surinamese development economist with extensive experience in business development, strategic planning, community empowerment, CSR, tourism, agriculture, forestry, environmental policy and value chain development.<\/p>

ABIC supports companies, public institutions, development partners, business associations, NGOs and community organizations with research, strategy, project development, stakeholder engagement, training and implementation support.<\/p>

The firm\u2019s strength lies in translating complex economic, social and business challenges into clear strategies, realistic programs and action-oriented recommendations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Sherida Patricia Mormon<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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  • Master\u2019s Equivalent (Doctorandus) in Development Economics, Anton de Kom University of Suriname.<\/li>
  • Specialized training in project management, climate finance, gender development, and environmental assessments.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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    • 25+ years in economic development, CSR policy, eco-tourism, and sustainable agriculture.<\/li>
    • Led Suriname\u2019s National Strategic Tourism Plan and co-developed the National Environmental Policy Plan (2020\u20132027).<\/li>
    • Expertise in stakeholder engagement, feasibility studies, and value chain development for sectors like forestry, agro-processing, and climate finance.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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      • Deputy Chair, Union of Economists Suriname (VES).<\/li>
      • Advisor to Suriname Furniture Group, Tourism Policy Consultant for the Ministry of Economic Affairs.<\/li>
      • Board Member, National Commission on Tourism Standardization.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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        • Coordinated Suriname Pavilion in Guyana and branding for Parbo Beer.<\/li>
        • Managed eco-tourism projects at Peperpot Nature Park and Suriname Heritage Festival.<\/li>
        • Conducted FAO-backed climate finance gap analyses and IICA agro-processing studies.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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          • Dutch, English (fluent);<\/li>
          • Sranan Tongo (advanced);<\/li>
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            About ABIC A Suriname-based advisory platform for sustainable business, inclusive development and practical implementation. ABIC Consultancy \u2014 Advice for Business Innovation & Creation \u2014 was founded in 2007 by Sherida Patricia Mormon, a Surinamese development economist with extensive experience in business development, strategic planning, community empowerment, CSR, tourism, agriculture, forestry, environmental policy and value chain […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-48","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abic.business\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/48","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abic.business\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abic.business\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abic.business\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abic.business\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/abic.business\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/48\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":256,"href":"https:\/\/abic.business\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/48\/revisions\/256"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abic.business\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}