Since 2014, Amber Mackereth Consulting has completed more than 75 export development engagements, helping clients build export readiness, strengthen market knowledge, and pursue international opportunities with greater confidence.
Project Experience
Some examples of our work and our contributions include:
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Helped more than 500 individuals strengthen export readiness and market familiarity through 65+ targeted training sessions and workshops.
Enhanced Trade Commissioner capacity to support Canadian firms in the IFI and climate finance markets through annual bilingual training programs delivered from 2015 to 2025.
Helped client teams quickly build international business development capacity through customized onboarding and coaching support.
Supported a Canadian consortium of education and training providers in building export capacity and advancing collaborative international project development.
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Strengthened Canadian firms’ ability to compete for Asian Development Bank consulting services contracts by redeveloping a practical business resource guide for the Embassy of Canada in the Philippines, informed by stakeholder engagement and targeted market research (2025).
Helped an Atlantic Canadian industry association identify and assess market opportunities for its members in the Gulf of Mexico through a comprehensive market study (2021).
Clarified Blue and Green Economy opportunities in the Caribbean Basin for Newfoundland and Labrador environmental firms by mapping market demand against Atlantic Canadian capabilities (2020).
Supported a Canadian industry association and its federal and provincial trade partners in designing more effective market development assistance for firms pursuing opportunities in Latin America and the Spanish-speaking Caribbean (2020).
Helped a Canadian university define international business development priorities connected to IFI-funded opportunities and the Blue Economy (2020).
Provided the Embassy of Canada in Beijing with market intelligence on Chinese company participation in IFI-funded energy projects to support informed engagement and positioning (2020).
Identified climate finance opportunities in the Caribbean for clean technology and environmental services firms, helping Newfoundland and Labrador companies better understand regional market potential (2018).
Helped Trade Team PEI connect provincial export capabilities with market opportunities in Texas through a targeted market profile and presentation of key findings at Export Day (2016).
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Helped a Western Canadian economic development agency clarify how its provincial industry strengths align with IFI-funded opportunities by developing a comprehensive IFI Market Development Strategy with practical recommendations to expand client engagement in the market (2024).
Provided strategic direction for a not-for-profit quality assurance organization in the tourism sector through a three-year plan designed to guide priorities, strengthen positioning, and support organizational growth (2023-2024).
Helped more than 30 Atlantic Canadian organizations identify new revenue streams and practical paths for Caribbean market expansion through customized market entry strategies informed by research, stakeholder engagement, and opportunity assessment (2014–2023).
Supported the Association of British Columbia Marine Industries in establishing its first three-year International Business Development Strategy, helping define priorities for sector growth and international engagement (2019).
Helped the Nova Scotia Community College’s International Office define a five-year strategic direction to guide international engagement, partnerships, and growth priorities (2017).
Contributed to multi-year Clean-Tech and Infrastructure Sector International Business Development Strategies for Atlantic Canada, helping align regional capabilities with global market opportunities (2017–2018).
Helped a PEI environmental technology firm assess Caribbean expansion opportunities and define a practical strategy for market growth (2015).
Supported EfficiencyOne Services in shaping an export-oriented organizational growth plan to guide future international business development (2015).
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Supported an Ontario college with bid development for a World Bank-financed project opportunity; the college was subsequently awarded the contract (2025).
Delivered customized advisory support to cohorts of Atlantic Canadian firms exploring and/or expanding into the Caribbean, helping participants qualify the market, secure new contracts, build strategic partnerships, and advance commercial engagement in the region (2019–2020, 2021–2023, 2025).
Generated revenue opportunities for a Canadian post-secondary institution through targeted IFI procurement monitoring and Caribbean market advisory support (2021–2022).
Through the development of ‘Tip Sheets’, developed practical climate finance guidance that enabled Trade Commissioners to better support Canadian firms pursuing global climate finance opportunities (2018).
Clarified Caribbean licensing opportunities for a Canadian tourism development firm, supporting informed decision-making around market expansion (2015–2016).
Advanced IFI knowledge-sharing among federal and provincial practitioners through program development and facilitation support for a Global Affairs Canada IFI Forum (2015–2016).
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Led and supported 18 international missions, including multi-sector and multi-market programs for clients such as the Nova Scotia Association of CBDCs, Innovation PEI, econext, Trade Team PEI, and EduNova.
Helped clients and delegate organizations maximize the return on investment from trade missions by focusing participation on qualified prospects, relevant decision-makers, and practical market opportunities.
Generated stronger in-market engagement by connecting delegates with better-qualified meeting prospects, strategic partners, project leads, and client opportunities aligned with their objectives.
Helped participating organizations move beyond introductions by building clearer opportunity pipelines, strengthening follow-up strategies, and advancing long-term international market engagement.
Supported mission outcomes that, in the months and years following participation, contributed to formal partnerships and commercial contracts reported by delegate organizations.