SIPPO SUPPORTS BUSINESS SUPPORT ORGANISATIONS (BSOS) FROM THESE COUNTRIES:

Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Colombia, Indonesia, North Macedonia, Morocco, Serbia, Peru, South Africa, Switzerland, Tunisia, Vietnam
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About SIPPO

Who we are

The Swiss Import Promotion Programme (SIPPO) is a well-established mandate of the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) within the framework of its economic development cooperation.

SIPPO aims to better integrate developing and emerging countries into world trade. While export companies in SIPPO countries may have good products to offer to importers in foreign markets, they struggle finding ways to reach out to potential buyers. Likewise, there are importers in target markets looking for suppliers with great products but sourcing them abroad is a challenging and time-consuming task.

Thus, SIPPO’s focus is to support this «last mile» of the supply chain, where exporters and importers find together. Business Support Organisations (BSOs) are the point of contact to bridge this «last mile» and to facilitate market access and exports to Switzerland, the EU, and regional markets.

Thus, SIPPO exclusively supports BSOs in SIPPO countries (public or private organisations like trade promotion organisations, export promotion boards, sector associations, chambers of commerce, etc.) in improving their export promotion service portfolio towards export-ready companies in their countries.

Through competent local SIPPO teams and in collaboration with a network of international and national experts, the SIPPO programme enhances the performance of the selected BSOs in two areas:

   

  1. Improving BSO’s trade promotion activities through capacity development in market research, trade fair participation, selling missions, buyer missions and study tours.
  2. Supporting BSOs in their organisational development, strategic planning and positioning, project cycle management, knowledge sharing and continuous learning.

SIPPO is active in 11 partner countries and 6 sectors: Fish& Seafood, Processed Foods, Natural Ingredients, Technical Wood, Value-added Textiles and Sustainable Tourism.

SIPPO has been implemented by Swisscontact since 2017 in partnership with BHP Brugger and Partners and Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation and is now in its Phase 2 (2021-2025).

About us

The situation in Colombia

Colombia faces significant political, economic, social and cultural challenges for the consolidation of peace, an indispensable requirement for achieving higher levels of integral, sustainable, equitable and inclusive development. However, its climatic conditions, its soil and water supply, its productive, cultural and biological diversity, its natural beauty and its geostrategic location - with access to the Atlantic and Pacific oceans - constitute a source of significant comparative and competitive advantages.

Sectors

Our three sectors

SIPPO supports BSOs through capacity building in three sectors: Natural Ingredients, Processed Foods and Sustainable Tourism.

Processed Foods

Processed Foods

The privileged geographic location and the multiplicity of the thermal floors in Colombia provide significant opportunities for production growth and specialisation, as well as for further diversification, value added and sophistication of...

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Sustainable Tourism

Sustainable Tourism

Colombia has a wide natural, cultural and geographic diversity, ranging from the coasts on the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans to the Andean heights, and from the exuberant beauty of the tropical rainforests on the Amazonas and Orinoco basins...

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Natural Ingredients

Natural Ingredients

Colombia is ranked as the world’s second most biodiverse country, with over 45,000 species of plants, 1,500 of which are endemic. This explains the progressive development of the growing pharmaceutical, food and cosmetic industries, based...

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Contact

Our Team – Your Contact

Partner BSOs

SIPPO implements activities in the relevant export sectors with selected partner organisations. We foster sophisticated BSO services for their export-ready companies.

Asociación Nacional Cacaotera de Colombia (Red Cacaotera)

Asociación Nacional Cacaotera de Colombia (Red Cacaotera)

Private entity, of a trade union nature, made up of more than 100 cocoa producing organizations articulated in 7 regional nodes, committed to promoting the integration of the cocoa-chocolate sector and the generation of opportunities for the strengthening and competitiveness of the country's producing organizations and families.

Carrera 16A No. 77-11, Of. 202, Bogotá D.C., Colombia

+ 57 (1) 645 6832

contacto@redcacaotera.com.co

www.redcacaotera.com.co

Asociación Colombiana de Turismo Responsable (ACOTUR)

Asociación Colombiana de Turismo Responsable (ACOTUR)

Private and trade association committed to the promotion and development of responsible tourism in Colombia, through the sustained expansion of the supply of sustainable products and destinations, compliance with international standards and its progressive positioning as a dominant practice in the tourism sector in the domestic market.

Carrera 7 BIS A No. 123-15, Bogotá D.C., Colombia

+ 57 (1) 519 0278 - 520 5620

direccion@acotur.co

www.acotur.co

PROCOLOMBIA

PROCOLOMBIA

Entity in charge of promoting tourism, foreign investment in Colombia, non-mining energy exports and the country's image, through its extensive national and international network of offices.

Calle 28 No 13A - 15 Piso 35-36, Bogotá D.C., Colombia

+57 (1) 560 0100

bogota@procolombia.co

www.procolombia.co

Cámara de Comercio de Bogotá (CCB)

Cámara de Comercio de Bogotá (CCB)

Private non-profit organization committed to achieving a long-term sustainable Bogota-Region and the greater well-being of its inhabitants, through continuous advocacy in public policies and the provision of a wide range of quality services aimed at generating and strengthening entrepreneurial capabilities and improving the business environment.

Avenida El Dorado No. 68D - 35

5713830300 - 5715941000

maria.conde@ccb.org.co

https://www.ccb.org.co/

Services

SIPPO supports Business Support Organisations so that they can provide enhanced export promotion services to export-ready companies.

SIPPO’s support in professional market research, B2B matchmaking and networking is optimally embedded in the existing export promotion structures of the BSOs. SIPPO works with partners who are committed to the sustainable trade of goods and services, i.e. socially responsible and environmentally friendly.

Trade Promotion Academy

The TPA is a comprehensive  e-learning platform that allows the continuous acquisition and improvement of core export promotion, market access knowledge and institutional development. It also helps to consolidate existing knowledge through the exchange with peers. Join the Trade Promotion Academy now for free! 

Global Trade Help Desk

The Global Trade Helpdesk (GTH) is a central internet platform developed by the International Trade Centre  to track changes in demand, export potential, tariffs and regulatory requirements in a timely manner. This allows BSOs to provide accurate, fact-based advice to their companies.

Knowledge Management and Networking

In our digitalised world fast and comprehensive access to regularly updated knowledge from specific information sources results in market advantages. BSOs benefit from SIPPO's large worldwide network and its knowledge transfer for organising networking events, conferences and workshops.

Strategic Planning

SIPPO supports BSO in clarifying their roles in export promotion in their sector and country by adopting a strategic and focused approach.

Project and Performance Management

SIPPO supports BSOs in the provision and evaluation of instruments and indicators for target-measurement.

Market access activities

SIPPO supports BSOs in the organisation of trade fair participation and selling and buyer missions, study tours and on-site visits. These activities take place after a joint analysis of potential target markets and possibilities of finding contacts in Switzerland and Europe.

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