The establishment in Santo Domingo responds to CCPSD’s ambition to promote activities that contribute to business growth in the Dominican Republic. This brings the total number of ICC Centers of Entrepreneurship around the world to 15 since it was first established in Istanbul in 2020.
The launch event held today in Santo Domingo was attended by Raquel Peña Rodríguez, Vice President of the Dominican Republic. The ceremony was led by ICC Secretary General John W.H. Denton AO, CCPSD Board of Directors Second Vice President Agneline Berges, and CCPSD Executive Vice President Antonio Ramos. Minister of Industry, Commerce and Small and Medium Enterprises Victor (Ito) Bisono also attended.
“We are pleased to announce that we are expanding the network of ICC Entrepreneurship Centers to the Dominican Republic. We are collaborating with the Santo Domingo Chamber of Commerce to foster the participation of small and medium-sized enterprises in global markets. We aim to pave the way for growth opportunities.”
ICC Secretary-General John WH Denton AO said:
Mr. Bergès emphasized the importance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Dominican Republic’s economy, especially in key sectors such as tourism and hospitality, and said that initiatives such as the Center for Entrepreneurship will help identify ways to support the international expansion of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). He said that it would be possible to introduce a program of This will allow them to diversify their sources of income and take advantage of new business opportunities, she said.
“With this strategic partnership with ICC, the Chamber not only establishes a network of opportunities for specialization and growth, but also strengthens its ability to provide comprehensive support to Dominican companies and provides knowledge for international trade. and facilitate access to connections.”
Ramos said.
Mr. Ramos pointed out that the CCPSD One-Click Program is a repository of easily accessible and structured tools to help small and medium-sized enterprises successfully internationalize.
ICC Entrepreneurship Center
The ICC Entrepreneurship Center works closely with chambers of commerce around the world to expand its network, stimulate entrepreneurship, and provide global training, We offer virtual mentoring and coaching.
The first entrepreneurship center was launched in 2020 in Istanbul in collaboration with ICC Turkey and the Turkish Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Commodity Exchanges, followed by Accra, Beirut, Buenos Aires, Bogota, Casablanca, Jakarta, Lagos and Nairobi. , Seville, Ukraine, Tbilisi, Moldova.
For more information, please visit the ICC Center of Entrepreneurship.
