SME Development Workshop, 27-28 May 2008

Bay Gardens Hotel, St. Lucia

The Commonwealth Secretariat, in cooperation with the Caribbean Association of Industry and Commerce (CAIC)convened a workshop on SME Development in Caribbean Small States, from 27 to 28 May 2008.

The objective of the workshop was to strengthen understanding of the needs of SME’s and provide the business community, policy makers and financial institutions the opportunity to discuss solutions to challenges facing SME’s in the Caribbean.

Documents

 Pan-Caribbean SME-ICT Competitiveness Development Programme
 Report on the Pan-Commonwealth Conference on Services Trade
 Developing a Competitive Export-Based Service Economy
 Services and Investment in the Cariforum-EC Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
 Trade, Services Development & Finance Issues in CARICOM
 Designing an effective policy for small micro and medium sized enterprise in CARICOM
 Business Development Support for SMEs in Small States
 Developing a Competitive Service Based Export Economy: Lessons from Singapore
 South Africa SME Credit Information Project
 Presentation by Noel Watson, A-Z Information Jamaica Limited