What is Cayman Made? Cayman Made is an exciting new programme developed by the Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce to support entrepreneurs who create, manufacture, assemble and sell products locally. The Cayman Made value resides in the promotion of a unique brand personality. That, in turn, is established by association of positive qualities that are integral to the membership. Cayman Made represents the sum of all the unique ideas expressed as products and designs by members. The core concept is creation. The essence of Cayman Made is the value of intellectual property – something unique, premium, created here, by local people. This accommodates fashion-designers, whose clothing designs may be assembled elsewhere, or visual artists, who might create a painting or photo here but then use overseas technology to reproduce it. But the concept also automatically includes most products that are manufactured and assembled here too, so that they may be given a special class – both created here (as intellectual property) and manufactured here. Value is also added by way of protection. Once it has been demonstrated that product has been created here, then the Cayman Made authentication helps protect against competition from other products unable to demonstrate such criteria.
What businesses can apply? Businesses that create, design, manufacture or assemble products locally, hold a valid trade and business licence.
Who reviews the application? Applications will be reviewed by a committee of the Chamber Council appointed by the President.