The Export Promotion Centre (CEPEX) has just launched the "Start'n'Trade" programme, an initiative aimed at facilitating cooperation between SMEs and start-ups, boosting SME exports, encouraging the establishment of partnership and promoting open innovation. In this context, CEPEX is launching a call for applications to select exporting SMEs that will be benefit of the services of this programme, the ultimate aim of which is to boost their export potential and open up new commercial prospects and opportunities abroad, particulary in Sub-Saharan Africa. Companies wishing to participate in Start'n'Trade must have at least five years' experience in the market; have a track record of significant export transactions in the last three years; have at least 20 employees; have an export turnover of at least 20% per year; and not already receiving a GIZ support programme. Eligible companies can register at https://forms.gle/nrnsDCVRMy5FrvyQ6 no later than 6 November 2023. Implemented through the "Promotion of Export Activities to New Markets in Sub-Saharan Africa (PEMA II)" project, in collaboration with the Digital Transformation Programme, Start'n'Trade is mandated by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and initiated by GIZ Tunisia in partnership with Tunisia Export - CEPEX.

Source: EN - Agence Tunis Afrique Presse