BIEEL

BIEEL stands for “Support Business Innovation and Enhance Export for Lebanon”. The project is led by Fair Trade Lebanon and initiated by the Middle East Partnership Initiative ( MEPI). The initiative aims at creating an environment which enables business development and empowers 100 Lebanese SMEs and cooperatives by enhancing their competitiveness internationally. It is constructed around the three main pillars of: Access to Market, Access to Finance, and Access to Standards. It focuses on empowering and providing technical and financial support to 100 Lebanese cooperatives and SMEs, by improving their productivity and efficiency, and introducing quality enhancements to their businesses. This will drive up their competitiveness internationally and expand their sales and exports. The cooperatives and SME’s are divided into seven different clusters: Oil & Olive Oil, Grape Growers, Zaatar, Tahini Oaste, Potato Chips, Pastry & Sweets, and Fruits & Nuts.