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The Bahamas
Antigua & Barbuda
Barbados
Barbados
Belize
Belize
Dominican Republic
Dominican
Grenada
Dominican Republic
Guyana
Grenada
Jamaica
Haiti
St. Lucia
Jamaica
Suriname
St. Kitts & Nevis
Trinidad & Tobago
St. Lucia
St. Vincent & The Grenadines
Suriname
Trinidad & Tobago
ProNET PARTICIPANTS BY COUNTRY
PARTICIPATION IN BRAND DEVELOPMENT AND PACKAGING WORKSHOP
method of financing. It is anticipated
that beneficiaries of this training
will take the steps to become more
investor ready thereby improving the
competitiveness of their business and
overall financial position once they
successfully attain angel capital.
Services Go Global Training
With support from Caribbean Export
and GIZ, 58 beneficiaries from firms
and BSOs in Antigua andBarbuda,
Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican
Republic, Grenada, Jamaica, Saint Lucia
and Trinidad and Tobago participated in
the Services Go Global (SGG) Training
Programme, which commenced in May
2015. Overall, 33 persons from SMEs
participated, and 25 representatives
from BSOs were certified. With the
objectives of preparing firms to
develop a market-ready export plan to
capitalise on opportunities under the
CARIFORUM-EU EPA, CARICOM Single
Market and Economy (CSME), and
other 3rd party Trade Agreements, as
well as to establish a cadre of certified
trainers for the SGG platform. Overall,
the programme seeks to increase the
competitiveness of CARIFORUM firms
in the services sectors, and support
the growth and development of more
sustainable services sector economy,
through the generation of increased
export of CARIFORUM services.
Participants were guided through a
4-stage Roadmap, which covers the
following key areas:
ENHANCING COMPETITIVENESS
AND PROMOTING INNOVATION