BAJAN SUN MAGAZINE
NOV 2014
DONVILLE INNISS:
MINISTER OF INDUSTRY,
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS,
COMMERCE AND SMALL
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Supporting Small Businesses to Grow
through Export
T
he
Caribbean Export Development Agency
development.
For example, the ProNET business
(Caribbean Export) is the only regional trade and
training, a programme that is offered across the region
investment promotion agency that serves the 15 States of
and often in collaboration with a national Business
CARIFORUM and is funded by the European Union.
Support Organisation (BSO). Participating firms have
The Agency provides small and medium sized
the opportunity to learn a range of information from
enterprises (SMEs) with the tools to strengthen their
certified trainers on areas such as human resource
capacity to export, in the hopes of strengthening the
management, export marketing, quality management and
regional economy and making the Caribbean more
cost and financial management. Having a solid business
competitive in the global arena.
foundation is core to any firm’s success and emphasis on
accurate costs and financial planning is critical in order
To do this, the Agency offers a gamut of programmes
to secure the finance that may be required to take a
and initiatives designed specifically to support a firm’s
business to the next level.
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