- This entirely free program aims to train 40 companies per year until 2025
- 90 SMEs have registered and 40 have been selected for Cohort I
- The training will take place from March to June 2024
The “En Route vers le Made in Moris” program was officially launched by Made in Moris on Wednesday, January 31, 2024, at their premises in Les Kocottes, St Pierre, in the presence of Renganaden Padayachy, Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development, and Sunil Bholah, Minister of Industrial Development, SMEs, and Cooperatives. The “En Route vers le Made in Moris” program is an initiative secured by Made in Moris in the National Budget 2023-2024. Its implementation is supported by the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Industry. This program aims to recruit 120 SMEs, over three years, to enable them to meet the Specifications of the Made in Moris and increase their chances of integrating the label.
Made in Moris presented on Wednesday, January 31, 2024, Cohort I – the first 40 Mauritian companies to follow this program from March to June 2024. In the agri-food sector, the companies are Algoris Ltd, Clido Catering Ltd, Ken & Nish, Maubee Cooperative Society Ltd, Nandi Products Ltd, Resh Food Production Ltd, Shreya Food Industries Ltd, Veertif Ltd, and Vergers des Fruits Crystalisés Ltd. In the industrial sector, the following companies were selected: Atlas Printing & Co Ltd, Bagyalakshmi Co Ltd, Black River Roasters Ltd, BN Safety Ltd, Estee Co Ltd, Furniture Elegancy and Interior Design Ltd, Lovell’s Printing, Oxygen for Life Co. Ltd, and Prince Industries Ltd. In the textile sector, Made in Moris selected the following companies: Dee Craft Enterprise Ltd, Dress Box Ltd, Euphory, Island Trend Ltd (Enlyte), L’inattendu Ltd, Mac’Allan Ltd, OHM Jewellery, and Queens Fashion Co Ltd. In the cultural, creative, and digital sector, PartyApp, Amalgam Watches, Artisan du Bois Ravinal, Blackpot Ltd, Désiré François Production Ltd, Do Rattan Brambodary Ltd, Léon l’artisan savonnier, and Microtech Computers Ltd. The service sector will be represented by ETMS Ltd, Eukalyptus, HolistiZen Co. Ltd, Meister Craftsman, and Moura Co Ltd. Laferm Coco is the only company selected in the hospitality services sector. In terms of gender parity, 16 of the selected companies in the On the Road to Made in Moris program are led by women.
With “En Route vers le Made in Moris,” participants will benefit from 65 hours of training, 4 hours of company diagnostics, 18 hours of personalized coaching, 8 hours of “Masterclasses,” and networking events. The training workshops will be led by Made in Moris ecosystem experts, selected for their commitment to the Mauritian economic landscape. Participants will attend workshops on the following themes: Standards, quality, productivity, and operations; Human Resources; Branding, communication, and public relations; Sustainable Development & Best Practices; and Sales & Marketing. Two Masterclasses – Financial Literacy for SMEs by MCB Punch and Export Readiness by the Economic Development Board – complete this program.
In an exclusive interview, Shirin Gunny, CEO of AMM and Made in Moris, shared insights into the groundbreaking Made in Moris project. “We are delighted to have initiated En Route vers le Made in Moris, a pivotal project supported by the Minister of Finance and Minister of Industrial Development, aimed at integrating 120 SMEs into the Made in Moris fold over the next three years. Launching with a first cohort of 40 SMEs selected from 89 applicants, we’re proud that over 40% of these companies are led by women, underscoring our commitment to inclusivity, which for us signifies not only gender equity but also diversity across business sizes and sectors. These 40 companies alone represent approximately 500 jobs. The forthcoming training regimen for this cohort is extensive, involving over 65 hours of training, masterclasses with leading partners such as EDB, who will present on export readiness, and MCB, our foundational partner, offering crucial financial management insights. Additionally, our quality partners SGS and NPCC will conduct audits, supporting initiatives related to productivity and efficiency, with the overarching aim of nurturing companies to become stronger, more efficient, innovative, and creative”
