HALIFAX – The Asia Market Development Program (AMDP) is now accepting applications from Atlantic Canada businesses with export experience looking to access new markets in South Korea, Japan, and the ASEAN countries.
AMDP builds off the Chamber’s European export program, the European Market Development Program (EMDP) which is currently serving twenty Atlantic Canadian companies.
Like the EMDP, the AMDP will provide companies with individually tailored strategic market-entry plans to grow their export sales to Asia.
“The Atlantic Chamber of Commerce is excited to play a coordinating role in increasing Atlantic exports,” said Glenn Davis, Export Markets Program Manager, in a release. “By providing businesses with access to in-depth market information and pre-qualified sales connections, these programs will open doors to new sales opportunities across multiple countries, most of which are tariff-free.”
The programs allow companies to access professional, in-market trade development consulting services at a rate far below the services’ value.
$600,000 in funding for the AMDP comes from the Government of Canada and the four Atlantic provincial governments from the Atlantic Trade and Investment Growth Agreement. The AMDP and EMDP are complemented by the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, the Trade Commissioner Service, and province export development agencies to give companies access to the best services and supports they will need during and following the program.
“The [federal government] is committed to finding new opportunities for Atlantic Canadian exporters to expand their sales in international markets,” said the Honourable Melanie Joly, Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages and Minister responsible for ACOA.
Companies that are potentially interested in the program can visit the Atlantic Chamber’s website, where they have made available webinars and market studies that identify some of the most promising sectors for Atlantic Canadian companies. If the company is interested, they can sign up for a one-hour consultation before officially signing onto the program.
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Atlantic Chamber Program Will Help Companies Break Into Asian Markets
Monday, July 19, 2021
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