GATEWAY to Trade is an export capacity building and acceleration programme designed to strengthen trade promotion organisations, sector associations and SME services firms. Ultimately, the objective of GATEWAY to Trade is to support the growth of services exports and enhance economic development.

Created by Global Links Network, Inc., GATEWAY to Trade has been developed through the application of a combined 75 years’ experience in working on trade initiatives in over 60 countries around the world. It is unique, in that it is the only comprehensive export-acceleration programme targeted at services sector SMEs.

GATEWAY to Trade adopts a methodological, comprehensive, yet ‘made to order’ approach to export success, comprised of programme modules to suit clients’ needs. Programme elements include capacity building for services SMEs and business support organisations including training and coaching, market/sector research, export plan development, export promotion initiatives and sector strategy development. Additionally, the programme can be tailored to address a wide variety of services sub sectors including IT, creative and cultural industries, health and wellness, and business and professional services, to name just a few.