Implementation of the 10th EDF Regional Provate Sector Programme

ENHANCING COMPETITIVENESS AND PROMOTING INNOVATION

TRAININGS/WORKSHOPS DELIVERED TO FIRMS UNDER 10TH EDF RPSDP

• Stage 1: Preparing Your Business, which looks at understanding trade in services, assessing export-readiness and developing an export plan;

NO. OF PARTICIPANTS

TRAINING/WORKSHOP

Audio Visual Screenwriting Workshop BSO Benchmarking Assessment Training Caribbean Spa and Wellness Service Providers Workshop CICMC Professional Development Training

10 5 33 55 30 15 15 3 26 21 94 26 25 11 20

• Stage 2: Conducting Market Research for sectors and gathering market intelligence; • Stage 3: Developing a Marketing Strategy including starting marketing plan, developing an online strategy and winning business; and entry options, financing, getting paid, contracting and legal aspects associated with exporting services. Building on the initial development of the SGG Train-the Trainer exercise held in Barbados in 2014, sessions were delivered by trained members of the national coalitions and the Caribbean Network of Service Coalitions (CNSC) who also received their Trainer Certification.Onemajoroutcomeof the training was the development of a draft export plan by the participating firms. In addition to the aforementioned, Caribbean Export has supported the delivery of a number of training exercises/workshops to 500 regional entrepreneurs as highlighted in the following table. Caribbean Export also organises and implements Study Tours, Forums and Trade Missions to provide • Stage 4: Entering the Market, which reviews market

Construction Sector Workshop Copyright and CoSIS Workshop Cr8 Songwriters Workshop Dispute Settlement Training EPA Regional Media Workshop Essential Oils Workshop Export Marketing ICT Advisors Training Programme

International Quality Standards Workshop International Trade Centre Trade Training Regional Workshop on Quality Manuals for Spas

both SMEs and BSOs with the opportunity to visit newmarkets in order to benefit from inmarket research, networking, and learn the best practices from some of the most productive businesses and organisations regionally and internationally. Under the 10th EDF RPSDP, 1318 public and private sector firms have participated in these initiatives as highlighted above.

Management Consulting Business Symposium

During the period under review, Caribbean Export provided support to the management consulting industry in the form of an annual Business Symposium. A significant feature of this initiative has been the B2B meetings between CARIFORUM and European management consulting practitioners and firms. This staging is indicative of the focus on increasing the trade in services as anticipated under the CARIFORUM-EU EPA. The country spread of European

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