The program is being led by the Guatemalan Association of Exporters (Agexport) with support from the Centre for the Promotion of Imports from the Netherlands (CBI).
In this first stage companies are invited to participate, said the coordinator of Agexport Foreign Cooperation, Cristina Rhodes, "... companies with from 25 to 500 employees can participate, applications will be put through an approval process and once approved companies will receive expert advice."
Among the topics to be taught in the course are market information, participation in commercial activities as well as supporting the exporter in developing their business, gaining certifications and improving their production", wrote Roxana Larios writes in Sigloxxi.com.gt
Source: sigloxxi.com
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October 2010
The "Encadenamientos Empresariales" (business linking or chaining) program from Agexport will be presented in other countries.
The Guatemalan Association of Exporters (Agexport) has developed the program for five years, supporting and training 54 rural SMEs.
Agexport Development Manager, Ivan Buitrón said to Sigloxxi.com"...each country should adapt the model to their own needs, but the main idea is to promote public-private partnerships and train farmers reducing poverty and improving nutrition."
April 2012
Companies involved in this project led by Agexport attended 157 meetings, closing deals of $5 million in the first six months.
Agexport President, Francisco Menendez, said that 65% of small and medium businesses managed to close business using the methodology of the Mesa Mesoamerica.
February 2012
The website "Made in Guatemala" has been created for Guatemalan SMEs to sell their products in Italy.
The Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Guatemalan Exporters Association have joined forces and launched the website "Made in Guatemala" on which Guatemalan SMEs may sell their products to Europe, mainly in Italy.
November 2010
In the last twenty years the country increased its exports from 8 to 131 markets and from 149 to 4.075 products.
There has also been an increase in exporting companies from 237 to 3.979, according to the Guatemalan Association of Exporters.
“Fanny D. Estrada, Director of Competitiveness and Market Access of Agexport, said that penetration in other markets originated with the approval in 1989 of the Law on Incentives for Export Activity, which allowed the arrival of companies which already had foreign markets for their products,” reported Sigloxxi.com.
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