Overview

Description

FINPYME ExportPlus provides SMEs with technical assistance so that they can better access export markets. This program is in line with the World Trade Organization’s Aid for Trade initiative. Under the ExportPlus program, the IIC carries out a market study, selects companies in strategic sectors that could benefit from the program, and provides them with direct technical assistance that leads to specific benefits and produces concrete results.

Main areas where improvements usually result in greater ability to export:

• Certification
• Operational Process
• Process Management

Donors and Partners

Donors

FINPYME ExportPlus in Guatemala has been funded to date by the Government of Italy, through the Italian Trust Fund.

FINPYME ExportPlus in the Caribbean and Central America has been funded to date by the Government of the Republic of Korea, through the Korea-IIC SME Development Trust Fund.

Partners

Guatemala—The program was launched in 2009 with the support of the following strategic partners:

• AGEXPORT
• The Guatemala Chamber of Commerce
• The Coordinating Committee of Agricultural, Commercial, Industrial, and Financial Associations (CACIF)
• Citibank Guatemala
• Grupo Financiero de Occidente
• Cámara del Agro
• Universidad Rafael Landívar

Barbados—The program was launched in 2010 with the support of the following strategic partners: 

• The Barbados Chamber of  Commerce & Industry
• The Barbados Coalition of Service Industries
• The Barbados Investment and Development Corporation
• The Barbados Small Business Association
• The Barbados Business Manufacturer Association (BMA)
• The Caribbean Export Development Agency
• Scotiabank
• The Cave Hill School of Business, The University of the West Indies