(C) Copyright 2011-2012 Botswana-SME Portal, All Rights Reserved. Click Play to See Our Business Links Paul Anthony Thompson Paul graduated from the University of the West Indies in 1996 (Jamaica) where I did a B.Sc in Management Studies and Accounting, then moved to South Africa to pursue post-graduate studies at the University of Port Elizabeth, where he completed a M.A in Development Studies in 2001. In 2010, I registered to do a PhD in Development Studies with the University of South Africa. My research topic looks at the Socio-economic Development Strategies of Dubai between 1998- 2008. I have provided consultancy services to start-ups, established companies  seeking to explore international markets, and assist start-ups to identify possible sources of external funding. Paul also worked as a research team leader on a project that merged three Municipalities into the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality. I have worked with the Seychelles Institute of Management between 2002 & 2004; there I was responsible for training public sectors workers. I also provided soft skills training for SME owners. Morris Anthony Thompson Graduate of the University of the West Indies (Trinidad & Tobago) with B Sc. in Agriculture and Economics 2001.He pursued post-graduate studies in Conflict Transformation and Management at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, from which he graduated with an M-Phil in 2005. Morris went on to pursue an MSc at the University of Uppsala (Sweden) in sustainable development. He graduated in 2009. Morris also spent four months as intern (researching trans-border trade in the great lakes region in Africa) with the Institute of Development Policy and Management, University of Antwerp in Belgium. Morris is also the owner and  operator of Uppsala Green Trading (cc) Associate Team Members: We use strategic alliances as a means of achieving of our strategic intent. Thus we draw on the expertise of our associates from various fields including, law, banking and finance, government regulators, chamber of commerce and other networks.