Nakusp and Area Development Board develops an innovative Market Introduction Program. This program is focused on assisting producers of giftware and home and garden value added products to get their goods into the hands of potential customers. This $30 000 pilot project develops market intelligence by working with marketing agents in Western Canadian and the Northwestern United States. Experience gained from this project is shared with producers basin wide to help increase sales volumes and returns sufficient to create profitable and viable businesses. This program also expands project partnering by working with Community Futures Development Corporation BC Specialty Wood Group and Kootenay School of the Arts to train manufacturers to become export ready.