TTBizLink is an IT-platform known as a Single Electronic Window (SEW) that is designed to facilitate business and trade. The process is quite simple – companies/individuals who wish to import/export goods, apply for permits, licences, register a business or conduct other business related activities can submit their documents online via www.ttbizlink.gov.tt

These are then sent to the various government agencies responsible for approvals and within a set period are processed.  TTBizLink is a secure, user-friendly web interface.  In addition, the approval status of applications can be tracked online.

More than just an IT solution, TTBizLink is a national change management process that is aimed at modernizing the way companies connect with government agencies in the process of conducting business and trade.

TTBizLink will revolutionize the way trade and business is conducted in Trinidad and Tobago. No longer will there be a need for multiple forms and repeated trips to several different agencies. Transactions will be conducted online simultaneously and smoothly.

For business operators and investors, the benefits of this new system include:

• Greater operational efficiency
• Increase in the speed of business/trade transactions
• Access to vital, timely information to support more efficient business-to-business transactions and investment decisions
• Sharpening the competitive edge of companies and industries
• Increased transparency in dealing with the Government of Trinidad and Tobago

At the Governmental level, the project involves significant co-operation amongst a range of Ministries and agencies responsible for business/trade facilitation. Benefits to clients include:

• Greater co-operation and coordination amongst the range of Ministries and agencies responsible for business/trade facilitation
• Major business process re-engineering for these various agencies to enhance service delivery
• Real time trade data and business intelligence will now be available to support policy decisions
• Better delivery of government services

For more information on this initiative, please visit www.ttbizlink.gov.tt