Implementation of the 10th EDF Regional Provate Sector Programme

ENHANCING COMPETITIVENESS AND PROMOTING INNOVATION

ProNET PARTICIPANTS BY COUNTRY

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. 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: Services Go Global Training

The Bahamas

Barbados

Belize

Dominican Republic

Grenada

Guyana

Jamaica

St. Lucia

Suriname

Trinidad & Tobago

PARTICIPATION IN BRAND DEVELOPMENT AND PACKAGING WORKSHOP

Antigua & Barbuda

Barbados

Belize

Dominican

Dominican Republic

Grenada

Haiti

Jamaica

St. Kitts & Nevis

St. Lucia

St. Vincent & The Grenadines

Suriname

Trinidad & Tobago

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