Exporters’ Tool Box
Market Intelligence Training Workshops
request, the Agency can provide Market
The Direct Assistant Grant
Market Intelligence Training Workshops for
Pointers on a specific product and target export
Scheme(DAGS)
private sector firms and BSOs are designed to
market. The tool represents an effective tool for
The DAGS is a reimbursement grant
assist in the capacity building of the regional
presenting data collected on potential markets
funding facility specifically designed to
private sector to procure high quality
in a way which is easy to understand.
provide financial assistance to legally registered firms/individuals/ BSOs with the
market intelligence information through the identification and use of various trade
Market Opportunity Brief
information data sources and platforms.
Market Opportunity Briefs provide key
potential to export their goods and services.
insights on the demand conditions for a
Special Call for Proposals
Regional Trade Information Training
particular product in both traditional and
The Agency also provides special calls for
Programme
non-traditional markets. This tool analyses
proposals allowing applicants to submit
The Regional Trade Information Training
various trends such as market size, market
proposals for funding outside of the regular
Programme builds the capacity of regional
growth rate, market consumption capacity,
DAGS facility e.g. Special Call for Proposals-
experts from various BSOs and Trade
wholesale and retail trends, social factors
Food Safety.
Promotion Organizations (TPOs) in trade
affecting demand, supply factors, and
information management.
opportunities for regional companies.
Promotion Agencies (CAIPA)
EXPORTERS’ TOOLKIT
EXPORT PROMOTION SERVICES
The Exporters’ Toolkit provides a step by
Caribbean Export offers direct market
Export is deeply involved in the support
step guide on how to export goods and
penetration opportunities for firms through
and strengthening of regional investment
services successfully. It provides templates
branded platforms for specific industries.
promotion agencies.
Design Caribbean
Regional Investor of the Year Awards
INVESTMENT PROMOTION Caribbean Association of Investment As the Secretariat for CAIPA, Caribbean
and resources that can help any business to export regionally or internationally.
Design Caribbean is the region’s leading
The Agency stages the Regional Investor of
MARKET INTELLIGENCE
contemporary design event displaying
the Year Awards, in collaboration with CAIPA
Caribbean Export provides a range of services
the Caribbean’s finest handmade designs
which invites nominations for foreign and
in the area of market intelligence to equip
and innovative products.(http://www.
local investors who have had a significant
firms with the tools required for effective
designcaribbean.com/)
impact on regional industries. The Award also
market research, and provides critical
seeks to recognize investors in strategic areas
information used to inform the businesses
Caribbean Essence
of importance to the region, e.g. green energy,
decisions necessary when embarking on
The Caribbean Essence Fashion Showcase is a
research and development, projects that involve
exporting goods and services to new markets.
Caribbean Export project that demonstrates
a high degree of innovation and creativity and
the vibrancy and creative expression for which
those that are championed by women.
Market Intelligence Portal (CE-MIP)
we are known. This is where Caribbean Export
The CE-MIP is designed to be an online
presents the region’s trends in fashion design
BUSINESS ADVOCACY
platform, which gives the user the ability to
and the amazing potential within this industry.
Caribbean Export seeks to create an
obtain market reports on products, sectors
enabling business environment for regional
and countries of interest. Key data the portal
Caribbean Kitchen
SMEs on a macro level by establishing
will report on will be Trade/Economic data,
Caribbean Kitchen seeks to expose
relationships between territories through:
Market/Sector Profiles and reports, Tariff
CARIFORUM firms in the agro-processing
•
Bi-national Programmes
and Non-Tariff data, a business register/
and specialty foods sector that have the
•
Trade agreements
database of regional companies, trade
DNA to be globally competitive.
•
Memorandums of Understanding
agreements analysis, directory of Business
(MOUs)
Support Organisations, Trade regulation
Soul Fusion
Within the context of Business Advocacy
and related documentation, and links to
Soul Fusion is a musical showcase of Caribbean
the Agency convenes a number of public/
important data sources.
culture with artists from the diverse nature
private sector engagement to facilitate the
of musical genres from across the Caribbean
exchange of ideas, experiences and explore
Market Pointers
namely Reggae, Soca, Creole Music (Zouk,
opportunities for regional growth and
Given the fact that exporters usually have
Kompa), Caribbean Jazz, Folk and Afro-Haitian.
development. Examples of these include; the Caribbean Exporter’s Colloquium, the
little time to plough through tedious and complicated market research publications,
ACCESS TO FINANCE
Private Sector Advisory Group, the Caribbean
Caribbean Export provides information on
One of the most direct ways in which Caribbean
Conference on the International Financial
areas which are important for exporting in a
Export impacts SMEs is through its funding
Services Sector and the Regional Innovation
succinct and well organized manner. Upon
programmes. The two main programmes are:
Advisory Group.
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