How Relevant is CABI and NBIA Membership to Business Incubators and their Staff ?

The Canadian Association of Business Incubators (CABI) and the National Business Incubator Association (NBIA) are the leading incubator associations in the America's. They have both provided a wealth of information and guidance to business incubators and their staff on this side of the globe.

How relevant are they for incubators in Caribbean and other regions to which Business Incubation is a relatively new concept and business model?

Are there any benefits to be gained by funders of incubator projects in the region by ensuring their incubator projects and staff are registered with and has access to training provided by CABI and NBIA?

Creating the Framework for the success of SMEs in Dominica

The panel discussion entitled " Creating the framework for success of SMEs in Dominica" served to identify many challenges and opportunities for creating the desired framework for the success of SMEs in Dominica.

However, a much deeper analysis is required. Continuous dialogue and engagement is the only way of identifying the challenges and finding the solutions. Here is an invitation to continue the dialogue in your own time and space. While we await part2 of the discussions.

We learnt much from that which was imparted by panelists: Ambassador Charles Maynard, Dr. Valda Henry, Mrs. Mathilda John-Rose, Messrs: Atherton Martin, Colin Bully, Melbour Phillip and moderator, Felix Wilson. Much was also learnt from the interchange between panelists, moderator and members of the audience.

Let us continue the search for answers. Post your comments and links to resource on this blog.
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"Creating the framework for the success of SMEs in Dominica".

Relevance of You Tube and MySPACE to SMEs

How relevant is You Tube and MySpace in boosting the marketing strategy of SMEs in the Caribbean?

Visit the sites below: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTxsgI4OojM

http://www.bcs.org/server.php?show=ConWebDoc.8451

http://www.istartedsomething.com/20071230/vista-advertising-youtube/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6h3G-lMZxjo

See it in action and tell us what you think.

Incubation in Australia

There maybe some Incubator Product and Service Concepts Here from which the Caribbean could benefit

http://www.caslon.com.au/ecapitalguide11.htm

10 Ways You Can Use Feedburner to Improve Your Blog - The Viral Garden

10 Ways You Can Use Feedburner to Improve Your Blog - The Viral Garden

Marketing Strategies that Work for SMEs

Developing a Marketing Strategies that Work for SMEs

Alexandra Ameil offers some suggestions and approaches at:
http://portal.citysoup.ca/NR/exeres/D31AB82D-3118-4F08-ADF2-153259B86F6F.htm_


Post your comments, recommendations and experiences relating to the information presented.

Making your marketing programme Relevant for Start-Ups in Low Income Communities

“Business has only two functions - marketing and innovation.” ~ Milan Kundera

Successful entrepreneurs and business consultants have adopted Kundera’s theory and have hinged the growth and development of their businesses and that of their clients on those guiding principles. The success of SMEs in low income communities is especially dependent on their ability to develop and market innovative product or service solutions on tiny or zero marketing and capital budgets.
Business Incubators propose a solution through the provision joint marketing programmes and business development support. However, many prospective Start-Ups are challenged by their inability to access adequate seed funding.

What are the most effective approaches and strategies for making incubator marketing support relevant to Start-Ups in low income communities?