Overview
WHO WE ARE
Established in 1982, the CTCS Network is the Caribbean Development Bank’s primary mechanism for mobilising knowledge and skills from multiple stakeholders, including regional and national institutions that provide technical assistance and/or financing to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises to support enterprise development in its Borrowing Member Countries.
WHAT WE DO
The CTCS Network supports the improvement of MSME competitiveness and strengthens the capacity of business support organisations and public bodies to deliver professional services to MSMEs through direct technical assistance, workshops, and training attachments.
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WHO CAN APPLY
Any MSME or registered MSME development organisation in CDB’s BMCs can apply for assistance from CTCS.
How to Apply
Applicants should provide detailed information on the nature and characteristics of their businesses and specific challenges for which assistance is requested, either directly to CTCS staff or through a CTCS Cooperating Institution in their country. A formal letter along with a technical assistance proposal is acceptable from a Cooperating Institution seeking CTCS assistance, either for itself or on behalf of a group of MSMEs. Individual MSMEs will be required to fill out a CTCS application form. More information on the application process is available in the CTCS Operations Manual.
Contact
Lisa Harding
Michel Thomas
PARTNERS
Anguilla
Anguilla Development Board
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda Investment Authority
The Bahamas
The Bahamas Co-operative League Limited
Barbados
Barbados Industrial Development Corporation
Belize
Belize Trade & Investment Development Services
British Virgin Islands
Department of Trade, Investment Promotion and Consumer Affairs
Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce
Dominica
Dominica Agricultural and Industrial Development Bank
Grenada
Grenada Investment Development Cooperation
Guyana
Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Haiti
SOFIHDES/SOFITRAINING
Haiti
Association Touristique d’Haiti
Jamaica
Bureau of Standards Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica’s National Development Foundation
Montserrat
Tourism Division, Office of the Premier
St. Kitts and Nevis
Ministry of International Trade, Industry, Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Nevis Small Enterprise Development Unit
Saint Lucia
Department of Commerce, International Trade, Investment, Enterprise Development & Consumer Affairs
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
National Development Foundation
Suriname
Suriname Business Forum
Turks and Caicos Islands
Invest TCI
Turks & Caicos Hotel and Tourism Association
Tobago
Division of Community Development, Enterprise Development and Labour
Trinidad
National Entrepreneurship Development Company (NEDCO)
Caribbean Industrial Research Institute (CARIRI)