Bajan Sun Magazine - Caribbean Entrepreneurs Vol 1 Issue 10 | Page 124

BAJAN SUN MAGAZINE BAJAN SUN MAGAZINE NOV 2014 DEC2014 EMPOWERING MANUFACTURERS IN 2015 continued “Exposure is also top of mind for us in the Association and while BMEX undoubtedly continues to be our flagship expo, we continue to seek out opportunities locally and internationally to expose the wealth of Barbadian made products which are available. One initiative which was recently launched in collaboration with the Barbados Investment & Development Corporation (BIDC) is Portico, a furniture and furnishings showroom off the Spring Garden Highway which was designed to showcase locally-made furniture and accessories for the Christmas season. Our desire however is to see this showroom open year round so that our manufactures have an equal opportunity