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To unleash the supply side of trade, make sure all small businesses can access the service inputs they need to export. Check out the SME Competitiveness Report I coauthored about this - launching Thursday at 15:45 at the #WTOPublicForum, Room W or online intracen.org/smeco-2022-laun…
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Join our session with Alison Engelbrecht, a social entrepreneur, to talk about the power of community building.
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📢Our annual flagship #SmallBusiness competitiveness report is launching at the #WTOPublicForum!
In today's uncertain economic climate, small businesses must embrace trade in services - 4 in particular are vital to their survival.
Join us to find out➡️ bit.ly/3RdiWJU
Glad to sketch the contours of an SME-inclusive green transition in a piece for the 2022 Aid for Trade Global Review. @barbaraoramos and I point to the @ITCnews Green2Compete strategy. Full report here: lnkd.in/dMX-66n8 #smallbusiness #climateaction
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Key takeaways from panel:
- be more proactive, rather than reactive;
- invest in skills, innovation and digital technology to allow SMEs access opportunities;
- remain optimistic.
Happening now: Barbara Ramos moderating the session @wto Public Forum organised by @FinlandGeneva,
@ITCnews ,@EIF4LDCs : Lessons learned from COVID-19 to boost #MSME #resilience.
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Join us for a live discussion on the opportunities to boost #smes resilience to crisis. When? October 1st at 4h30 PM. Where? Online or in person at the #WTOPublicForum
What have we learned from #COVID19 that can substantially support small businesses through crises?
▶️ITC's @CokeHamilton, ▶️@FinlandGeneva's @KirstiKauppi, and ▶️@EIF4LDCs's @Ratnakaradi invite you to join them at the #WTOPublicForum for answers.
🔗bit.ly/pf21register
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What have we learned from #COVID19 that can substantially support small businesses through crises?
▶️ITC's @CokeHamilton, ▶️@FinlandGeneva's @KirstiKauppi, and ▶️@EIF4LDCs's @Ratnakaradi invite you to join them at the #WTOPublicForum for answers.
🔗bit.ly/pf21register
📢Join us at the #WTOPublicForum on 1 October
@EIF4LDCs, @FinlandGeneva and ITC will look at #COVID19 in hindsight and present lessons learned to boost small business resilience.
Register now: bit.ly/pf21register
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In 🇹🇬Togo, ITC survey found factors for & against small business competitiveness during #COVID19:
🟢Good human resource matching & management
🟢Strong connections to business support orgs
🔴Lack of skilled labor
🔴Lack of electricity
📚Find out more: bit.ly/3vSqirK
Join me in a few hours when I'll present our latest @ITC research on resilience and the SME green transition at this @UNEP event unep.org/events/webinar/busi…
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@IISD_SDGs thank you for the space to highlight 5 possible Trends for Trade and Development as We Emerge from Global Pandemic sdg.iisd.org/commentary/gues… @ITCnews @wto @UNCTAD @BarbadosUNCTAD @IISD_news
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What #COVID19 has taught us about #MSMEs = Invest in competitiveness today ➡️ resilience tomorrow.
📌Read more on the recovery for small businesses: trade4devnews.enhancedif.org…
#Trade4DevNews #InvestInTrade #Aid4Trade
It turns out that boosting company competitiveness enhances their resilience to shocks: check out our latest report at intracen.org/publication/SME…
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📢Summaries now available in 6 UN official languages in an interactive e-pub 🔗intracen.org/smeoutlook/epub
ITC SME Competitiveness Outlook makes sense of the #COVID19 economic shock with the most recent trade data, offering a real-time global overview.
#ITCbooks #SMErecovery
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📢24 June 2 PM CET
For the 2020 #MSMEDay, join us for a WebTV programme that takes you on a journey across continents, where 40+ stakeholders share their stories about coping with the #COVID19 crisis and preparing for a 'new normal.'
Registration open: bit.ly/MSMEDay37iWrgN
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Quantifying the impact of #Covid19 on small companies is possible, at @ITCnews we are working on this. Find the preliminary findings from our #Covid19 Business Impact Survey with @florianaborino1, with more to come.
🚨The results are in:
Survey data based on the responses from over 1200 businesses in 109 countries suggest 1 in 4 small businesses in developing countries will close permanently due to #COVID19.
Detailed analysis: bit.ly/3et7gPz
#SMErecovery
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Small businesses during #COVID19 share a common "unprecedented, unexpected, unprepared and uncertain" experience.
💡Standards can be a life support for them to power through.
See how @isostandards and ITC can help #SMErecovery using pertinent standards🔗bit.ly/2XztDfi
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Truly inspired by Freda Obeng-Ampofo of @hellokaeme, a Ghanaian cosmetics company that has lost 95% of its sales due to #COVID19, but is still keeping staff on its payroll 👏👏👏
👉 intracen.org/news/Story-A-po…
#SheTrades #SMErecovery
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Take this survey if you are a business owner coping with #COVID19👉bit.ly/2VoCaBO
Your input can help us be more effective and precise in responding to the economic shock.
