BIMAP's Business Development and Entrepreneurship Division, established in 1974, responds to the special needs of small and medium enterprises through counselling, training, accounting, and general advisory services in all the major sectors i.e. manufacturing, wholesale, retail, service, agribusiness, informatics and tourism. The central objective of this Division is to provide assistance to facilitate the establishment, survival and growth of the participating enterprises so as to maintain and increase employment in this area of economic activity. For these companies, BIMAP prepares feasibility studies, market research, business plans, loan proposals, financial statements, tax returns and special advice on marketing, costing, and pricing are offered.

The BIMAP Business Development Programme has had a positive impact on the Small Business sector in Barbados and other islands in the Caribbean. It has heightened the interest of governments, commercial and development institutions in the formulation and implementation of a series of measures and projects for the survival, growth and development of small business, with the result that small business, has become "Big Business" in Barbados and elsewhere in the Caribbean.

Programmes Include:

SMALL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT TRAINING PROGRAMME

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS FOR SMALL BUSINESS

ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (EDP)

SMALL BUSINESS COUNSELLING

CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR SMALL BUSINESS