The Making of the FIT 4 Europe Project

ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW

You’ve seen pictures, short videos clips and read in-market updates from our Project Leads. Now you have the chance to see all that went into making it happen. The FIT4Europe Project elements are right here at your fingertips! Follow the journey from beginning to end and capitalise on the Market Research, Tools, Tips and In Market Experiences shared by our Consultant Clive Vokes, exporters with market experience and the exporTT Team!

Click on buttons and links for easy access to presentations, videos, speeches or testimonials. Have a question? Leave a comment below and we’ll get right back to you.


ABOUT THE PROJECT


PROJECT LAUNCH


EU MARKET RESEARCH ( UNITED KINGDOM, FRANCE AND THE NETHERLANDS )

The market scoping mission was conducted by the Project Consultant and members of the exporTT team.  They visited London, France and the Netherlands and met with cluster and learning institutions in fashion and ICT; business associations; distributors and other retail establishments to identify requirements and opportunities in mainly the food and beverage, fashion and digital production sectors. Click on the links below to learn about the teams’ in-market experience.


PROJECT CLOSE-OFF SEMINAR


TRAINING/ CAPACITY BUILDING

What is the Economic Partnership Agreement? Is there a demand for my product in London?  Am I pricing my product correctly to export to the EU? Do you want answers to these and other questions concerning the EU market? Answers to these questions and more can be found in this Section.

DOING BUSINESS IN THE UK, NETHERLANDS AND FRANCE

 


EPA OVERVIEW AND IMPLICATIONS

 


UNDERSTANDING TRADE IN SERVICES

Stage 1.1 – Worksheet - Understanding Trade in Services

Stage 1.2 – Presentation – Assessing Export Readiness

Stage 1.2 – Worksheet – Assessing Export Readiness

Stage 1.3 – Presentation – Developing an Export Plan

Stage 1.3 – Worksheet – Developing an Export Plan

 


E – COMMERCE

Supporting Document: FAC – Merchant Questionnaire

Supporting Document: FCB payment gateway, cost and process

Supporting Document: Application Form-Ecommerce


OTHER TRAINING PROGRAMMES

Template – Formulating an Export Plan

Template – exporTT Advanced Communications


CONSULTANT REPORTS

Inception Report February 2016

Interim Report April 2016

Goods Mission Report July 2016

Final Report January 2017


VIDEOS -1 ON 1 INTERVIEWS

Click below to see members of the project team as they speak candidly about their experience during the life of the FIT4Europe Project.


This project was funded by the European Union ( EU ) under the EPA Standby Facility which is facilitated by the Caribbean Development Bank ( CDB ). Thanks to Clive Vokes of Market Scoping International ( MSI ) UK, the Lead Project Consultant.