Caribbean Export and Business Support Organizations

BSO Success Highlights

and international businesses with the aim of fostering intra and extra regional trade. Exhibitors with thousands of product meet hundreds of buyers seeking new suppliers, goods, and services. With structured networking events, and a cutting-edge business education and matchmaking programme, the TIC platform seeks to maximise export potential of exhibitors. In addition to financial support, the Agency has facilitated the participation of regional firms in the trade show. Overall, Caribbean Export led a delegation of 28 regional SMEs to TIC, with the most recent being 13 firms from the Dominican Republic in 2014 edition of the trade show. The Trade Unit of TTMA delivers training and assistance in the implementation of trade development projects, in conjunction with local, regional, and international partners, in order to develop the exporting know-how and capacity of Trinidad and Tobago manufacturers and exporters. One such effort is the collaboration with Caribbean Export and GIZ in the hosting of the ProNET Training Programme. This programme is designed to provide enhanced support to manufacturers so as to facilitate the EPA implementation process.  In September and December 2012, the Association partnered with Caribbean Export to host two ProNET Workshops for local manufacturers and service providers. During these sessions, a combined total of 42 beneficiaries were trained; TTMA has since then accommodated ProNET workshops in 2013 and 2014. To date, the Association has hosted five ProNET sessions, which has seen participation from119 beneficiaries in total. The Association has also become to the first regional BSO to deliver ProNET training as a part of its own programming with continued financial support fromCaribbean Export. ProNET participants have deemed the workshops as successful in meeting their expectations and improving the SME management and decision making process, in addition to managing their business more effectively and efficiently.

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