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consultation will be incorporated into the final Business Plan where feasible. The
presentation consisted of four sessions, covering the following:
Session 1: Status of Research and Consultative Process:
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Strategic Context
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Overview - The Consultative and Research Process
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Review of CCIMU Options Analysis Workshop Key Takeaway Points
Session 2: Business Plan - Vision, Mission, Strategic Priorities, and
Actions:
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Overarching Vision for the CCIMU
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Mission of the CCIMU
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Priority Areas: Sectors, Cross-Cutting Opportunities, Challenges to
Overcome
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Priority Work Streams
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Key Performance Indicators
Session 3: Business Plan - Governance, Financing, Sustainability, and
Risk:
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Governance and Management Model Options
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Potential Funding/Revenue Streams
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Sustainability Considerations
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Gender and Culturally Sensitive Approach
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Monitoring and Evaluation
The overall purpose of the CCIMU is to address the needs of the regional
creative sector, while fostering creativity, further developing businesses, creating
opportunities and improving trade and ensuring that the rights and obligations
of stakeholders are respected and legally protected. In the initial stages, the
CCIMU shall address the following creative sectors: fashion, music, animation
and festivals. Specifically the CCIMU has the following objectives:
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To collect and increase the availability of data on the creative industries
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To increase access to finance for creative sector SMEs
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To enhance trade and export development within the regional creative
industries sector
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To facilitate the registration and protection of the Intellectual Property of
Caribbean SMEs
With the development of the CCIMU the creative industries in the Region will
become more competitive and attract investment to the Region and the sector
in particular.
Caribbean Exporter of the Year
Award
In January 2015 Caribbean Export
announced the inaugural awards
programme, the Caribbean Exporter of
the Year Awards (CEYA), in recognition
of the contributionmade by the regions
exporters to the regional economy. The
Award seeks to foster and strengthen
a greater export culture throughout
the Caribbean by giving significant
recognition to the winners and sending
a strong message to current and
potential buyers, investors or other
stakeholders that these exporters are
market leaders and successful business
persons. Specifically, the CEYA gives
recognition to SMEs that have
demonstrated an ability to achieve
exporting success as demonstrated
primarily through export volumes,
diversity of export markets and sound
export strategies and action plans. The
CEYA provides awards in six categories
includingEmergingExporteroftheYear;
Young Exporter of the Year; Female
Exporter of the Year; Green Exporter
of the Year; Caribbean Exporter of
the Year; and a Special Award for
Excellence in Services Exports. The
Awards were held on April 16, 2015
in Jamaica as a part of the activities
for the 3rd CARIFORUM-EU Business
Forum. During the event, Trinidad and
Tobago-based beauty brand claimed
the accolade of Caribbean Exporter of
the Year from a field of nine nominees.
Sacha Cosmetics commenced business
35 years ago and is currently distributed
in 23 countries and sold online in North
ENHANCING COMPETITIVENESS
AND PROMOTING INNOVATION