Caribbean Export in partnership with the Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) offers ProNET training to small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). Working together with local Business Support Organisations (BSOs) these training programmes are designed to provide institutional strengthening and export marketing training to the SME sector thus improving their basic business skills while at the same time increasing their productivity and competitiveness. The eventual goal of these trainings are to make regional firms export ready and positioned to take advantage of the opportunities available under the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA).
ProNET – A Business Management Training Programme for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
ProNet is a training programme for SME owners who want to grow their business and become more competitive. SMEs are defined as enterprises with more than 5 but less than 25 employees. The programme is currently designed for manufacturing enterprises, with plans to expand to firms in the services sector.