Chamber Initiative Helps Increase Sales

The St. Lucia Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture wants businesses to take advantage of its Competitiveness Through Linkages Project. The CTL programme of technical assistance is designed to enhance private sector growth by increasing company sales and enabling businesses to compete more effectively in the global economy.

The project is funded by the European Union under the Banana Support Programme SFA 2006 titled Economic Diversification. It is implemented by the St. Lucia Chamber of Commerce, Industry & Agriculture through its Business Development Unit (BDU).

The BDU assists firms to identify and remove constraints inhibiting sales growth through focused and cost-effective support. Assistance from the Project is tailored to remove the constraint or "bottleneck" that inhibits a specific business transaction. The assistance provided is very specific to the firm and excludes research, market and feasibility studies and the provision of grants or other types of financing.

Source: Caribbean Business Report