INTRODUCTION
On March 21st, 2016 Cabinet (Conclusion No. 191 of 2016) approved a proposal by the Ministry of Commerce, Business Development, Investment and Consumer Affairs for the creation of a new entity that would meet the needs of all business sectors, from conceptualization to export. This entity, the Saint Lucia Agency for Trade Promotion and Development of Enterprise or TraDE Saint Lucia, came into effect on April 1st, 2016.
TraDE Saint Lucia combines the core competencies of the Small Business Development Centre (SBDC), also...