BOCCIM urges businesses to exploit global markets

Maria Machailo-Ellis and Georges Fischer.PIC.KABO MPAETONA
Maria Machailo-Ellis and Georges Fischer.PIC.KABO MPAETONA

The Botswana Confederation of Commerce Industry and Manpower (BOCCIM) has urged small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to apply for the Chamber Trust seal, which facilitates international trade.

BOCCIM, which is in the process of rebranding to Business Botswana, made the call yesterday at a press briefing to launch the World Chamber Trust. The service aims to assist SMEs already active in, or interested in, developing new markets in international trade.

Briefing the media yesterday, BOCCIM chief executive officer, Maria Machailo-Ellis explained that the Chamber Trust is a trusted search engine, exclusively focused on companies, their activities and product lines with a goal of providing business-to-business trust in the eWorld.

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