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By Robert Frank<\/b>
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Leaders of two Laval companies were in Colombia during the past two weeks, the first to offer their services in order to fill a void in north-south trade. That could lead to more lucrative opportunities during the coming year, according to Laval Technopole international business director V\u00e9ronique Proulx.<\/p>\n

Proulx said that Laval Technopole has singled out four Laval business whose profile makes them an extremely good fit: residential and commercial lighting and central vacuum specialists Nadair; strategic initiative consultants Umalia; bone graft manufacturer Citagenix; and business process engineering expert Clermont Consulting Group (CCG).<\/p>\n

\u201cColombia is one of the easiest markets in North America to do business with,\u201d she told The Suburban<\/i> in an interview, \u201cand Canada also has a free trade agreement with Colombia.\u201d<\/p>\n

Proulx explained that Laval Technopole has been methodically preparing the four firms since a Canadian trade mission last year identified export opportunities for Laval firms. It provides coaching, market analysis and organizes meetings via the internet-videoconferencing service Skype.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe conducted market studies to ensure that this was the right market for these companies,\u201d she said, \u201cand when they come back, we provided a consultant to help them follow up on their leads: Transporation, logistic and legal aspects\u2014whatever comes up\u2014so that they have what they need to follow up on continuing to develop these markets.\u201d<\/p>\n

CGG president Maxime Clermont was in Medellin, Colombia\u2019s second-largest city, last week and, as The Suburban went to press, word of a possible deal remained pending.<\/p>\n

Two more Laval-Colombia trade visits are planned for September.<\/p>\n

Laval Technopole has aggressively sought out international export opportunities to boost the economy of Quebec\u2019s third largest city.<\/p>\n

In April, it hosted U.S. Consul General Andrew Parker, and trade representatives of Florida, Pennsylvania, Arizona and Florida, in order to boost business with regions of the United States \u201cwhere not enough Laval companies export,\u201d Proulx, ever eager to spy opportunity, told The Suburban.<\/i><\/p>\n

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\n(Right to left) CCG president Maxime Clermont met Grupo Nutresa director of logistics in Medellin, Columbia, June 26. The Suburban<\/i> was awaiting word, as it went to press, of a deal between the Laval firm and the billion-dollar manufacturer\u2014Latin America\u2019s fourth largest food company.<\/b><\/div>\n

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