The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association Ltd. is one of the leading Business Support Organizations in Guyana.? It is structured to serve as a critical link between the Manufacturing and Services Sectors and the relevant Governmental agencies, and to act as a catalyst in accelerating the economic development of Guyana.The last 15 months have been hectic in almost every sector that falls under the GMSA’s mandate, including Agro-processing, Forestry and Wood Products, Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals, Construction and Engineering,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, Minerals and Services.A wide range of projects funded by international organizations got underway in 2011, all of which are set to gain significant momentum this year.At the top of the agenda is an Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)-funded Energy Efficiency Survey that is expected to evolve into a national business model for cost saving.? It has an element for energy conservation.? The Pilot group of companies has already been identified and briefed.As a result, on January 17, the preliminary Energy Efficiency Rating baseline survey will commence.The project has been designed to first identify inefficiencies in each company’s power supply applications and consumption patterns and ultimately to recommend the best cost saving technologies and methodologies.According to the Project Co-ordinator,Cheap Jerseys From China, GMSA Executive Board member,Cheap Jerseys From China, Clement Duncan,NFL Jerseys China Cheap, the findings from the Baseline Survey will be extrapolated into a blueprint for a Business Model that is expected to be adapted by other manufacturing companies and services providers.Technical expertise is being provided by Dynamic Engineering Company Ltd. (DECL) and a number of regional energy consultants.? DECL has been involved in energy management and conservation in Guyana and overseas for approximately 22 years.The GMSA spent much of the year just ended creating or strengthening its relations with the lead private sector representative organizations in the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) which have been categorized as the emerging global economic behemoths, with the USA and long time partner, Canada.With continuous funding from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), a host of micro and small business owners have benefited from Design Development and Export Market Promotion in Canada.The Canadian Executive Services Organization (CESO) is expected to continue diagnostic studies this year in the Construction and Engineering and Services subsectors.? Already the consultants have provided study reports that have been adapted into work programmes for the Forestry/Wood Products and Minerals sub-sectors.? The Association is awaiting the 2012 schedule for continuation of the Export Market Development programme.In anticipation of the trade opportunities likely to emanate from Brazil’s preparation to host two major international events – FIFA World Cup 2014 and Summer Olympics 2016, GMSA last year inked a five-year Economic Integration Project with SEBRAE, the Brazilian Micro and Small Business Development Support and Service Organization.The primary objective is to strengthen export sales and enhance production capacity for a wide range of goods and services in Aquaculture,Cheap Jerseys China, Agriculture and Agro-processing, Maritime Transportation and Transportation Logistics, Craft Production, Cultural Tourism and Education. This project is being executed in collaboration with the Linden, Rupununi and Georgetown Chambers of Commerce and the Private Sector Commission.With regard to China, the role which GMSA played in mobilizing the Guyana delegation to the September 2011 Caribbean/China Economic and Trade Forum has evolved into a growing collaboration with the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT).The process of twinning Guyanese entrepreneurs with Chinese counterparts which began with the Economic Forum, will continue into 2012.? Our entrepreneurs now have the added incentive of accessing funds from the billion dollar package provided by the Chinese government and which is being administered by the Caribbean Development Bank.GMSA has also begun talks with India through the local High Commission for collaborative projects in the fields of Information Technology and Science, Construction and Engineering, among other proposals.Closer home, the Association continues to work with all parties in the ongoing controversy over the wholesale export of logs which has created shortages of the more popular species of wood for in-country production of furniture and value added products.The issue remained unresolved at the beg