Mission Statement

The Florida Foreign Trade Association (FFTA) is a nonprofit trade organization incorporated in July 1985. The organization represents the most diverse group of individuals and companies in the foreign trade market.

FFTA provides a forum where information and concepts are freely exchanged.

The mission of FFTA is to serve the international business community by facilitating global exchange through trade missions, networking, education, and innovative trade development programs. FFTA connects Florida with the rest of the world by organizing trade missions outbound and inbound for U.S. businesses to locate, explore opportunities, and interact with peers and foreign buyers/sellers. FFTA also organizes export seminars, exhibits, tradeshows, and networking activities.

 
Core Values
  • Strive for excellence and innovation.
  • Act with honesty and integrity in every endeavor.
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  • Offer excellent customer service
  • Take pride in the services it provides and assist companies in developing their business through the association’s programs
  • Appreciate the importance of diversity and respect the different traditions and cultures
> Florida Foreign Trade Association > International Missions
  TRADE-USA Caribbean Region - Florida
 
Barbados, Trinidad & Tobago and Jamaica
  
Date:Sunday, June 24, 2007 Duration: June 24th through the 29th., 2007
Mission Profile: 

 

SummaryCaribbeanRegion2007

TRADE-USA

Incoming Trade Mission from the Caribbean Region to Florida 2007

Delegation of 21 Caribbean Companies
Seeking to meet with Manufacturers and Distributors
lead by the Commercial Service of the U.S. Embassy in
Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica

Link to Complete Companies Profiles:
http://www.ffta.com/NewSite/ProfilesCaribbeanRegion2007.pdf

FFTA in partnership with Enterprise Florida and their partners, aimed at developing bilateral trade between US companies and prospective business partners in selected markets through a program called TRADE-USA Statewide Export Promotion Trade Initiative 2007, which promotes American products and/or services as well as increases the international trade between USA and foreign countries through Inbound Trade Missions. The Program emphasizes US exports although it includes opportunity for two-way trade relationships.

One-on-One Business Appointments at NO COST

If your product/service qualifies, you must register with our office in advanced to schedule time and date

TO REGISTER ONLINE CLICK BELOW:

http://www.ffta.com/newsite/MissionRegistrationUSA.asp?MissionID=65

 

Location

Date

Time

SOUTH

FLORIDA

DoubleTree Hotel Coconut Grove

2649 South Bayshore Drive, Miami, FL 33133

Monday, June 25  

2:00 – 5:00 PM

Tuesday, June 26 9:00 am – 3:30 PM

CENTRAL

TAMPA BAY ORLANDO

FLORIDA

DoubleTree Hotel Tampa

3050 N. Rocky Point or West

Tampa, FL 33607

 

 

Wednesday, June 27

 

 

9:00 am–12:00PM

For more information contact:

FLORIDA FOREIGN TRADE ASSOCIATION

(305) 471-0737 - Toll Free # 1-800-823-5714

2335 NW 107th. Avenue Suite 2M30, Box # 28, Miami, FL 33172

e-mail: info@ffta.com / web: www.ffta.com - Fax: (305) 471-7636

Organized and supported by:
Florida Foreign Trade Association in partnership with
Enterprise Florida
U.S. Commercial Service of the U.S. Department of Commerce
U.S. Export Assistance Center
District Export Council
Port of Miami
Miami International Airport
Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce
Caribbean American Chamber of Commerce of Tampa Bay
Seaboard Marine
Miami Free Zone
Fuerst Humphrey Ittleman Attorneys and Counselors at Law
Seamless Technology
Florida Shipper Magazine
Invertir USA

No.

CARIBBEAN COMPANY

OBJECTIVE OF PARTICIPATION

1. ACCESSORY MS Seeking to Buy:
  • Handbags & Hats
  • Gift sets/Items
  • Hair (extensions)
  • Hair Accessories
  • Fashion Jewelry
  • Toiletries and Cosmetics
  • Sandals/shoes
  • Accessory MS is a retail merchandising company with a wholesale section. They are seeking to meet with wholesalers and distributors of general store items such as handbags, fashion jewelry, cosmetics, hair products, etc. They are interested in being a representative of said products in Barbados.

2. BARBADOS COALITION OF SERVICE INDUSTRIES Seeking to meet with:
  • Business Development Centres
  • Chambers of Commerce
  • Trade Associations
  • In order to develop mutual agreements and strategic alliances to promote business relationship between Barbadian and U.S. Service Companies or related.

    Barbados Coalition of Service Industries (BCSI) is an umbrella organization for the Service Sector in Barbados. The BCSI organizes trade missions for their members and provide education seminars for the service companies as well as for the Governmental Sector. The BCSI is today a growing organization that represents the interests of approximately thirty-nine (39) service associations comprising over 3000 Barbadian service providers in the private and public sectors.

3. BARBADOS PACKAGING INDUSTRIES LIMITED Seeking to Buy:
  • Paper Bags
  • Shopping Bags
  • Pastry Bags
  • Lunch Bags
  • Grocery Bags
  • Pop-Corn Bags
  • Also Seeking to Establish:

    - Joint Venture

    Barbados Packaging Industries Limited is a wholesaler and distributor of corrugated cartons and paper bags. They are interested in meeting with manufacturers and reliable paper- packaging suppliers offering competitive prices.

4. CARIBBEAN SAFETY PRODUCTS LTD. Seeking to Buy:
  • Marine Safety Products
  • Security Systems
  • Instrumentation
  • Fire Safety
  • Electrical Safety
  • Caribbean Safety Products is positioned to service all market segments in the safety and security industries. They manufacture and distribute presently throughout the Caribbean and certain States within the USA. They represent various products such as Gas Detection brand Industrial Scientific (USA) and Fire Extinguishers brand Strike First (Canada).

5. COMPUWARE 2000 INC. Seeking to Find Distributors, Agents or End Users interested in:
  • Computer Software to control time attendance, Security Access Control, Video Surveillance using Biometrics systems.
  • Compuware 2000 has it is own international Trademark "MANAGEWYSE", which is a computer software program to manage time attendance, door access control and video surveillance through biometrics systems.

6. DND IT SOLUTION INC. Seeking to Buy:
  • Electronic Security Equipment
  • Information Technology
  • DND It Solution provides information technology and electronic security services. They import and distribute these equipments in Barbados. They are also interested in opening an inter-transfer company in the United States.

7. ENVIRONMENTAL COMFORT & SAFETY SOLUTION LIMITED Seeking to Buy:
  • Portable air conditioners and Portable Evaporative Coolers for home use and commercial purposes for rooms 12’x12’ and 20’x20" (12000; 18000; 24000; 42000; 60000 BTU)
  • Solar Powered Trash Bins
  • Products similar to the Solar Bins that are environmental friendly
  • Also, they are interested in meeting with companies or organizations that provides Training and Certification on IAQ (Indoor Air Quality).

    Environmental Comfort & Safety Solutions Limited is a business that markets air cooling systems for home and the commercial markets. They also provide IAQ analysis services for commercial properties. They represent various products: Evaporative Cooling "Port-A-Cool" USA; "Eco-Cool" U.K.; and "Symphony" India.

8. FACILITIES MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS LTD. Seeking to Buy:
  • Security Systems
  • Information Technology related to Security
  • Facilities Management Ltd. supplies surveillance equipment, security cameras, auditing software and network security to Trinidad and Tobago Clients.

9. HANSCHELL INNISS LIMITED Seeking to Buy:
  • Health Foods: Organic, Diabetics
  • Specialty Meats: Smoked Meats
  • Baby Foods
  • Special Type Foods: Gluten Free, Rice Base.
  • Disposable Ware: Plates, Containers, etc
  • Hanschell Inniss is a leader in the importation and distribution of quality products, finest selection of produce, foodstuff and other supplies in Barbados.

10. JENANYA’S Seeking to Buy:
  • Acrylic Fabric Paint and Canvas Paint
  • Jewelry
  • Art & Craft Supplies, Ceramics
  • Fabric suppliers and accessories: Paint, Clothing Dyes, etc.
  • Hair, Nail and Beauty Care
  • Jenanya’s is also seeking to find suitable distributors for their handcrafted clothing and accessories.

    Jenanya, Keisha Thopson is also associated with the Barbados Youth Business Trust; therefore, they are

    Seeking to Buy:

  • Agricultural Products related with:
    • Chicken and Sheep Rearing
    • Fishing Farming

    Jenanya’s is a small manufacturer that specializes in unique handcrafted clothing as well as accessories ranging from jewelry to handbags. All of the pieces of clothing are unique, hand- painted and hand-dyed on 100% cotton and linen

11. KIRTON TRADING INC. Seeking to Buy:
  • Steel toe shoe
  • Processed chemicals
  • Work Boots
  • Safety equipment
  • Industrial Chemicals: Muriatic Acid; Linseed Oil; Sulphuric Acid; Caustic Soda; Sodium Hydroxide; Sodium Hypo Chlorite
  • Pool equipment
  • Kirton Trading is a wholesale based trading company concentrating on chemicals and safety products. They are seeking to meet with manufacturers and wholesale distributors of said products. They represent safety shoes brand Timberland (USA) and chlorine brand Chemicom (Holland).

12. LARCOMBE & COMPANY LIMITED Seeking to Buy:
  • Fresh Fruit and Vegetables (air freight only)
  • Fresh U.S. Beef, Deli Meats, Seafood
  • Dairy Products
  • Gourmet and Specialty Foods and Ingredients (spices, etc) for Quality End of Hospitality Industry
  • Ethnic Foods, in particular: KOSHER and HALAL (Arabic) Foods.
  • Seeking to Meet with:

    Florida and U.S. Supermarkets to

  • Establish representation of their branded products in the Caribbean Region.
  • Develop long-term Partnerships
  • Larcombe & Co. Ltd. is a supply chain, sourcing and distribution center of consumer goods to retailers, supermarkets, and food service distributors. Larcombe has developed effective long-term partnerships with a diverse range of suppliers such as Waitrose and Tesco in UK and they would like to establish same representation of U.S. house branded supermarket products

13. MCBRIDE CARIBBEAN LIMITED Seeking to Buy:
  • LPG (Aerosol Grade)
  • Aerosol valves, Caps and Components
  • Mineral Spirits
  • Seeking to Sell:

  • Aerosol Products to the Caribbean Population in the USA such as:
  • Insect Repellent, Aerosol Insecticides
  • Fabric Softeners, Dish Washing Liquids and Air Fresheners
  • They are interested in meeting with Distributors that supply ethnic products to Supermarkets and other Stores.

    McBride Caribbean Limited is the leading manufacturer of aerosol products in the Caribbean. McBride’s 16 hectares manufacturing plant produces a wide variety of quality products ranging from aerosol insecticides and repellents, fabric-softeners, dishwashing liquids and air fresheners. Their own well-known brand names are BOP, BEEP, SURETOX and GO. They also manufacture other leading brands on contract for other companies.

14. MEMORY BANK COMPUTERS Seeking to Buy:
  • Security Systems and Software
  • Surveillance Equipment
  • Outdoor Digital Billboards
  • RFID Tracking Systems
  • M-Commerce Payment Systems and Hardware
  • Computer Supplies including Toners, Ink Cartridges, Lan Cabling, cabinets, test equipment
  • Supplies of Printer Parts for Lexmark and HP
  • Memory Bank Computers has been in the IT business for 22 years and is one of the largest IBM/Lendo partners in the Caribbean. They are looking for new products in It, Security Products and possible joint venture investments in these or related areas.

    They are interested in investment opportunities or Joint Ventures in Florida with Security Companies, Computer Services, IT Telecom.

15. MOUNTAIN TOP SPRINGS LIMITED Seeking to Buy:
  • Suppliers of Packaging Materials
  • Graphic Design Services
  • Marketing Services
  • They are interested in meeting with Potentials Agents and distributors of bottled water.

    Mountain Top Springs Limited produces bottled water and currently exports to some countries in the Caribbean Region.

16. PLATINUM OFFSHORE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC Seeking to meet with:
  • International Tax Planners such as:
    • Accountants and Lawyers, who provide services to U.S. Companies seeking to establish an offshore business in the Caribbean Region
    • Other related Service Companies

    Platinum Offshore Management Service provides management, corporate and back office accounting services to clients in the international business and financial services sector. Among their competencies are: Company Incorporation, Corporate Governance, Regulatory Compliance, banking, Investment Accounting, Tax Services, Auditing Supervision, General Management. They currently represent several Canadian and US companies in Barbados.

17. PORTMORE HEALTHCARE COMPLEX Seeking to Buy:
  • Hospitals beds and related items
  • Medicals disposables, Gauze, Endotrachael tubes, etc
  • Bulk suppliers
  • Disinfectants (pre-operational and other)
  • Portmore Healthcare Complex is a growing medical facility in the highly populated Portmore Community, located about 30 minutes drive southwest of Kingston. They are currently seeking to expand the range of services and will establish a mini-hospital in the very near future.

18. RESOURCE ALLIANCE Seeking to Buy:
  • Tiles and Floor Finishes
  • Laminates
  • Rugs
  • Faucets And Bathroom Finishes
  • Home Furnishings such as: Linens, Utensils, Curtains, etc.
  • Resource Alliance is a company dealing in Civil Construction, Renovations and Furnishings.

19. ROCKSTONE DESIGNS Seeking to Buy:
  • Men’s Belts
  • Women’s Belts
  • Men’s Dress Shoes
  • - Men’s Buckles

    Rockstone Designs is a clothing manufacturing and designing company, which seeks to supply quality clothing for the youth (18-35 years) in couture, casual style for mainly men and 20% for women.

20. SANDY LANE HOTEL Seeking to Buy:
  • Luxury Resort Linens
  • Hotel Supplies
  • Hotel Equipment
  • Hotel Furnishings
  • They would like to meet with manufacturers and distributors of hotel supplies and worldwide shipping companies who can provide services not only from the USA; but also, from Europe and other locations.

    Sandy Lane Hotel is a 5-diamond hotel, spa and golf resort. They service the luxury travel market and their guests are mostly European, (U.K.), Russian and Americans.

    They are seeking to meet with manufacturers, wholesale distributors with a quick turn-over in the shipment of goods from the United States.

21. TRINITY HOMES LIMITED Seeking to Buy:
  • Manufacturers or wholesalers of post-formed laminate counter tops
  • Kitchen and Bathroom supplies, accessories and Light Fittings
  • New or used Construction Equipment: Backhoes, Front End Loaders
  • PVC windows AND Doors
  • Tiles and Lumber
  • Seeking to Meet with:

  • Investors for apartment/condominium projects
  • Trinity Homes is a provider of tropical house plans online with backup qualified architect services, construction services and developments commercial and residential projects.

    They have representation of Real Estate Developments in Barbados and the Dominican Republic

 

 

 

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