CHAMBER LAUNCHES WEBSITE

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The Tobago Division of the Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce on Wednesday launched its very own website set to change the face of the business sector in Tobago... ..And according to chairman Curtis Williams there is  no better time than now to capitalise on the upcoming opening of the ANR Robinson International Airport expansion project with respect to business prospects. More in this Elizabeth Williams report.

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00:00Coming out of the space of the budget, coming out of the space of the recent airport that is going to be open next year, early,

00:09and we know that the members want to take advantage of some of the services down there,

00:13and this website will aid you in educating you, bringing your business up to scratch,

00:17and how you can take full advantage of all the services that are going to be offered.

00:21Creator of the website and member of the Tobago arm of the Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce,

00:29Jason Arter said the website provides three distinct ways for members and their businesses to be showcased.

00:37The Tobago Business Advisory Services unit of the chamber does two things.

00:45It does education on one side, in marketing, sales, delivery, operations, and finance,

00:52and on the other side, we provide government compliance services, like help with annual returns, tax filings,

00:59if you want to register with the OPR, and that kind of stuff.

01:01The chamber provides advocacy on two levels, affording opportunities to members and the general public.

01:09We have the general advocacy that we do, so for instance, if something is wrong with the boat,

01:13we normally meet with the higher-ups at the port, and we try to fast-track whatever it is that's going on.

01:21That typically benefits the entire island, so that's general advocacy.

01:26But we also do member-level advocacy, so sometimes members have a particular issue,

01:34and the chamber, using its name, can sometimes call whatever entity that that member may be having issues with,

01:41and advocate on behalf of them.

01:43In addition, the website includes sections for business development, networking, and mentoring, and artificial intelligence.

01:52Every month, we're going to give you all some information about artificial intelligence.

01:56My background is I'm a marketing consultant. I have programmers who work for me, as well as designers,

02:03and we are now focused on artificial intelligence, because we know that's where we are, and that's where we're going,

02:09and so the chamber would like to take lead in talking about artificial intelligence, both in Tobago and in Trinidad.

02:16The launch took place on Wednesday at the chamber's office in Scarborough.

02:21Elizabeth Williams, TV6 News.

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