{"id":443336,"date":"2026-10-31T06:12:07","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T06:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/443336\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T06:12:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T06:12:07","slug":"island-roots-to-global-routes-links-caribbean-florida-businesses-at-miami-expo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/443336\/","title":{"rendered":"Island Roots to Global Routes Links Caribbean, Florida Businesses at Miami Expo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> Caribbean trade mission brings entrepreneurs to South Florida for business networking and U.S. market opportunities Nov. 16-19. <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"international trade mission\" width=\"582\" height=\"313\"  nitro-lazy- nitro-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/cdn-ilemhoc.nitrocdn.com\/RdexduylChzgoGyePeVyjbeTEATLKnZj\/assets\/images\/optimized\/rev-ceee91c\/sflcn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/island-roots-business-expo-1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-106941 nitro-lazy\" decoding=\"async\" nitro-lazy-empty=\"\" id=\"Njk0OjQ0Nw==-1\" data-nitro-empty-id=\"Njk0OjQ0Nw==-1\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB2aWV3Qm94PSIwIDAgNTgyIDMxMyIgd2lkdGg9IjU4MiIgaGVpZ2h0PSIzMTMiIHhtbG5zPSJodHRwOi8vd3d3LnczLm9yZy8yMDAwL3N2ZyI+PC9zdmc+\"\/><\/p>\n<p>MIAMI \u2014 (Black PR Wire) \u2013 South Florida businesses can meet Caribbean entrepreneurs at a free business networking expo Nov. 16 in Miami, part of a trade mission aimed at expanding commercial ties between the region and the United States.<\/p>\n<p>The opening ceremony and Business Networking Expo will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16, 2026. The event launches the \u201cFrom Island Roots to Global Routes Business Expansion Mission and Expo,\u201d scheduled for Nov. 16-19 at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamidade.gov\/portmiami\/about-us.page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">PortMiami<\/a> 1015 N. America Way, Miami.<\/p>\n<p> Caribbean trade mission targets U.S. markets <\/p>\n<p>The mission brings together businesses from St. Maarten and Saint-Martin, Aruba, Bonaire, Cura\u00e7ao and Anguilla. Organizers say the program is intended to help island enterprises explore new markets and build international business relationships.<\/p>\n<p>Supporting organizations include the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DeQMJPjhPX5\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;dlrf=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce and Industry (COCI)<\/a>, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Saint-Martin (CCISM), the Aruba Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Bonaire Chamber of Commerce (KvK Bonaire) and the Cura\u00e7ao Investment &amp; Export Promotion Agency (CINEX).<\/p>\n<p>The mission\u2019s planned activities include business networking, workshops, tours and site visits. The program is designed to connect Caribbean entrepreneurs with business contacts and practical information about international expansion.<\/p>\n<p> Miami business networking and import-export opportunities <\/p>\n<p>For South Florida companies, the expo offers a chance to meet prospective Caribbean partners and learn about their products and services. Organizers identify distribution, sourcing, professional services and import-export trade as areas for potential collaboration.<\/p>\n<p> How to attend or exhibit at the Miami expo <\/p>\n<p>We invite businesses, entrepreneurs, distributors, investors, service providers and business organizations to attend. Companies can also inquire about registering for table space to showcase their products or services.<\/p>\n<p>Admission to the Nov. 16 opening ceremony and expo is free.<\/p>\n<p>For attendance details, table registration, mission participation email <a href=\"http:\/\/sflcn.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#6900070f0629001b5b0e1b470a0604\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">[email\u00a0protected]<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Island Roots to Global Routes Links Caribbean, Florida Businesses at Miami Expo\" width=\"600\" height=\"750\"  nitro-lazy- nitro-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/cdn-ilemhoc.nitrocdn.com\/RdexduylChzgoGyePeVyjbeTEATLKnZj\/assets\/images\/optimized\/rev-ceee91c\/sflcn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/island-roots-business-expo-2.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-106942 nitro-lazy\" decoding=\"async\" nitro-lazy-empty=\"\" id=\"NzA3OjUxMg==-1\" data-nitro-empty-id=\"NzA3OjUxMg==-1\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB2aWV3Qm94PSIwIDAgNjAwIDc1MCIgd2lkdGg9IjYwMCIgaGVpZ2h0PSI3NTAiIHhtbG5zPSJodHRwOi8vd3d3LnczLm9yZy8yMDAwL3N2ZyI+PC9zdmc+\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>  <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Caribbean trade mission brings entrepreneurs to South Florida for business networking and U.S. market opportunities Nov. 16-19. \u00a0&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":443337,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[225,227,226],"class_list":["post-443336","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-hialeah","tag-hialeah","tag-hialeah-headlines","tag-hialeah-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/443336","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=443336"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/443336\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/443337"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=443336"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=443336"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=443336"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}