Target Beneficiaries
Although CBSL generally focuses on companies
employing 10 or more people with turnover/investment between TT $2
million - $50 million, CBSL is willing to assist any company with
satisfactory management capability and growth potential. Expertise
is readily available in the following areas:
- Brick and tile manufacture
- Ceramic products
- Fish, poultry and meat processing
- Fruit and vegetable processing
- Furniture and Joinery
- Sawmilling and timber drying / treatment
- Textile and Garment manufacturing
- Quarrying (aggregates and dimensional stone)
We are also developing our capacity to assist in
the areas of tourism and construction.
Services
Our services are aimed at improving the
international competitiveness of our customers primarily in the
areas of product quality and productive efficiency.
Identification of problems that the enterprise
may not have the internal resources to solve.
Preparation of Terms of Reference* for the
assistance to be provided
*a clear definition of the objectives and
deliverables of the assistance along with parameters and
constraints
Assistance with the sourcing and selection of
the consultants who will provide assistance.
Provision of grant funding to assist with
consultants’ costs.
CBSL is able to fund local and international
consultants with a good track record, primarily from CDE’s vast
network of experienced professionals, who have assisted countless
ACP enterprises for over 20 years, and who have an excellent track
record of successful interventions.
Benefits
- Grant funding to offset costs
- Access to experienced consultants with
expertise in industry specific areas
- Assistance in contract negotiations
- Assistance in project monitoring to ensure
satisfactory delivery
- Minimum paperwork
- Our assignments are driven by measurable
outcomes
How We Operate
In conjunction with the applicant:
1. We review the existing or planned operations
2. We carry out an assessment of the proposed project
3. We identify the needs and assistance required
4. We draft the terms of references of the consultancy assignment
- Compliance with criteria for assistance
- Background
- brief history of enterprise
- overall environment assessment
- Resources
- present management capability
- human resources availability
- financial resources availability
- production technology/process in use
- Expected impact of assistance
- added value/employment
- other benefits
5. We assist in selecting a consultant and developing a budget
6. We arrange the level of financial support to be provided
7. We finalise the agreement for the provision of service
8. We assist in implementation
9. We follow-up (depending on nature of assistance)
Funding
- CBSL receives grant funding that enables it to subsidize the cost of
consultants providing services.
- Customers are expected to contribute between one third and half the
total cost of the assignment.
- CBSL arranges to pay the grant contribution directly to the
consultant, avoiding the use of the customer’s working capital.
- CBSL does not provide financial assistance such as loans or
investment capital, only grants to cover part of the cost of the
technical assistance.
Technical Assistance
1. Assistance in decision
making for investments
- Project & feasibility analysis
- Diagnostic studies for rehabilitation,
diversification or expansion (managerial & technical)
- Assistance in business planning
2. Assistance in production
- Shop floor management/managerial & technical
assistance for improvement of plant operations
- On the job training
- Process re-engineering or improvement
- Packaging re-engineering
- Assistance in selecting or purchasing
equipment & in commissioning
- Introduction of new technology
- Implementation of GMP in food processing
- Implementation of HACCP systems in processing
3. Assistance in general management
- Implementation total quality management
systems, with an emphasis on ISO9000 standards.
- Implementation of management information
systems
- Ad hoc general management advice
4. Assistance in negotiating
and arranging partnership agreements between A.C.P. & European
manufacturers
- Joint ventures, license & franchise
agreements, sub-contracting agreements
Benefits of
Technical Assistance
- Implementation of cost saving procedures
- Increased product quality
- Increased worker output
- Improved equipment reliability
- Reduction in input cost
- Introduction of state-of-the-art equipment
- Increased productivity and efficiency
- Adherence to international requirements for
exported products
All leading to improved profitability.
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