(open to companies)

 The Breakthrough Exporter of the Year award recognises companies that have demonstrated significant export growth compared to the prior year.

Criteria

• The company must have at least 51% local (Trinidad and Tobago) shareholding ownership
• Reporting annual turnover of no less than TT$500,000 but no more than TT$20,000,000
• Achieved export growth of no less than 25% on prior year export sales; show increase in sales through exporting
• Document the company’s progression towards becoming an exporter: innovation in products, services or processes to enable exporting
• Illustrate its corporate social responsibility initiatives
• Describe the company’s employee engagement initiatives

There are no finalists for this category; the winner is selected based on meeting these criteria.