The roadmap below attempts to identify the journey of a business from ideation/seed to maturity and highlights services provided by business support organizations along developmental journey.
Business support organizations (BSO) continue to provide needed support to local MSMEs towards improvements in their service delivery, business growth, development and enhanced competitiveness.
The Protool seeks to provide additional guidance by identifying available resource agencies and support systems who may assist business organizations on their developmental and growth journey.
A list of business support organizations (BSOs) and their respective service offerings are presented below. These highlighted support services have been listed according to three stage (s) of the business life cycle:
Business Support Organisation (BSO) | Key Services Offered | Stage of Business Life Cycle | ||
Start-up | Growth | Maturity | ||
Export St. Lucia |
Export assistance including:
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Invest Saint Lucia |
Services offered to both local and foreign investors:
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James Belgrave Micro Enterprise Development Fund Inc. (BELfund) |
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National Competitiveness and Productivity Council (NCPC) | Information and capacity building related to Productivity and competitiveness | |||
National Research and Development Foundation (NRDF) |
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Registry of Companies & Intellectual Property (ROCIP) | Intellectual property protection | |||
Saint Lucia Manufacturers’ Association |
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Small Enterprise Development Unit (SEDU) / Small Business Development Center (SBDC) of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry, Enterprise Development and Consumer Affairs (MCIEDCA) |
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St. Lucia Bureau of Standards (SLBS) |
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St. Lucia Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (SLCIA) |
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St. Lucia Coalition of Service Industries |
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St. Lucia Development Bank (SLDB) |
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St. Lucia Industrial and Small Business Association (SLISBA) |
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University of the West Indies Open Campus Saint Lucia (UWI OC SLU) |
Training courses in:
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