As Colombia continues to grow and prosper, new small and medium enterprises are capitalizing on the opportunities.   Colombian SMEs see an opportunity to position themselves in Central America, alongside the corporations from that country that have already landed in the region.  Some of the sectors with positive expectations for business in the region are: construction, ceramics, furniture and finishings, cosmetics and toiletries.

Examples are Sirius and Cosméticos Bachué, two companies out of the nearly 200 SMEs interested in finding a place for their products in Central America and the Caribbean.

“Alvaro Gomez, director of the trade office Proexport in Costa Rica, said the country needs to double its power generation levels over the next eight years. This opens up great opportunities for electrical companies, like Sirius, in a country which in 2012 exported goods and services worth $274.4 million,” noted an article in Elcolombiano.com.

Meanwhile, Ramón Urrego García, head of sales at Bachué is also confident that Central American doors will open in the future for the company‘s product portfolio… “.